Windows 10: Microsoft platform onedrive, computer folder not saving my document changes.

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  1. JJM2021
    JJM2021 Win User

    Microsoft platform onedrive, computer folder not saving my document changes.


    I installed Windows 11 earlier this year, and there seems to be some automatic link to Microsoft One Drive now. I am also noticing that my documents are not consistently saving automatically, and when I do set them up to save automatically, the changes, after I have actually hit the SAVE icon, are not actually being saved. As a result, my documents keep getting lost or ??? something. I have seen this happen in Word and in Excel.I am writing cover letter and the fact that my software keeps effing up my documentation is a REALLY REALLY REALLY BIG ISSUE!!!! How do I actually recover my saved docu

    :)
     
    JJM2021, Jul 25, 2023
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  2. GENEVIEVE CRI
    Genevieve Cri Win User

    Save images/documents to my computer WITHOUT OneDrive being in the link

    We suggest that you change the Auto Save location to This PC only in OneDrive settings. To do so, follow these steps:



    If the OneDrive available in the taskbar, follow these steps:

    • On the right-hand corner at the bottom part beside time and date, click the up arrow to get the OneDrive icon and then right-click on it and then select
      Settings. Like the image shown below:
    • Go to the Auto Save tab, Change the Documents
      and Pictures location to This PC only and then make sure there no tick for
      Photos and videos and also for Screenshots. Like what’s shown below:
    • Click OK to apply the changes.
    • Go back to step 1, go to the Account tab and click the
      Unlink OneDrive      .
    • Follow the step 1 once again and select Exit.


    If the OneDrive is no longer available in the taskbar, follow these steps:



    • Click the Start menu and type in OneDrive and then select the first result.
    • Sign in with your Microsoft account associated with your OneDrive and then follow the instructions to complete the login.
    • On the right-hand corner at the bottom part beside time and date, click the up arrow to get the OneDrive icon and then right-click on it and then select
      Settings. Like the image shown below:
    • Go to the Auto Save tab, Change the Documents
      and Pictures location to This PC only and then make sure there no tick for
      Photos and videos and also for Screenshots. Like what’s shown below:
    • Click OK to apply the changes.
    • Go back to step 1, go to the Account tab and click the
      Unlink OneDrive      .
    • Follow the step 1 once again and select Exit.

    Let us know the result of your troubleshooting.
     
    Genevieve Cri, Jul 25, 2023
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  3. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User
    Location on Documents folder and Pictures folder has been changed to OneDrive

    Instead of unlinking and uninstalling OneDrive, you probably should just change its auto save behavior.

    Use the OneDrive app settings to change where your files are saved by default.

    In the Notifications area at the bottom of your Windows screen, right-click the OneDrive icon and click Settings. You might have to click Show hidden icons to find OneDrive.

    In the Settings box, on the Auto save tab, under Documents and Pictures, click the list at Documents or Pictures and pick the default save location you want.

    This PC only - When you create a file, the Documents or Pictures folder under This PC is the first-choice location offered to save it. The file is not saved to OneDrive unless you do so separately, and it is available only on the PC you used to save it.

    OneDrive - When you create a file, the first location offered is within the Documents or Pictures folder under OneDrive. Because these folders sync to your PC, files you save there are available on your PC, even when it's not connected to the Internet. And
    you can use any device with an Internet connection to access your files.

    Note: No matter which default setting you choose, you still can select the save location you want each time you save a file. When you click Save for new files or Save As for existing files, click OneDrive or This PC and then pick a folder to save your file
    to.

    Find and move your files

    The Documents and Pictures folders exist in both This PC and OneDrive, which might make them easy to mix up. If you've mistakenly saved a file - for example, you save a file to the Documents folder in your PC instead of the Documents folder in OneDrive, use
    File Explorer or the OneDrive app to drag the files where you want them.

    From the Start menu, click the OneDrive tile to open the OneDrive app built into File Explorer.

    In the file list on the right, browse to find the file you want to move, and drag it to the correct folder in the folder list on the left.
     
    Andre Da Costa, Jul 25, 2023
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  4. THEMATT1984
    TheMatt1984 Win User

    Microsoft platform onedrive, computer folder not saving my document changes.

    Why I have TWO Documents folders?

    ok so lemme start off my saying i recently wiped my system and installed windows 10
    and i noticed even more recently that i seem to have TWO documents folders...
    i have one that has nothing that it should in it and the other somehow is linked to Onedrive...
    the onedrive linked one has everything that the non onedrive should. (game saves, etc)
    my question is...why? is this normal cause i can't imagine it is...
    i don't think steam game save cloud will work with onedrive so i need to know, is this fixable WITHOUT another wipe? i have no idea how my onedrive got synced with my documents folder. i didn't set it up that way. any help is appreciated!
    thanks!
     
    TheMatt1984, Jul 25, 2023
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