Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Fokke Nauta Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 18:56:28 +0200 Lines: 54 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net yGWYVQ6lqM+oKXnYeXLXSQepsVwfL9hkioOsfk6SCxkoy7Hjkk Cancel-Lock: sha1:tNFGM5jgr289OxTGQq2YVbrlmIE= sha256:VO6fy3q+NVo5kyYnm0PqGHpnTxhQv/qCvl1cSCslxCA= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.15.1 Content-Language: nl In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-11:18332 On 08/04/2025 18:31, knuttle wrote: > On 4/8/2025 9:30 AM, Jack wrote: >> On 08/04/2025 13:58, Fokke Nauta wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> An acquaintance of mine has a laptop with Windows 11 Home. It used to be >>> Windows 10 Home but the laptop has been updated. >>> The problem now is that when a document is created and saved, it is >>> saved to OneDrive by default, and not to the SSD of the laptop. I looked >>> at the settings, and it said that files are saved to the SSD of the >>> laptop by default. This is not the case. >>> I want the files to be saved to the SSD by default. But how do I do >>> that? >>> >>> Many thanks in advance for your help. >>> With best regards, >>> Fokke Nauta >> >> It depends on which App you are talking about but in Microsoft Office >> you can go to options and make sure the documents are saved in a >> different location. Microsoft has made it very difficult for people by >> changing the rules. >> >> >> >> You also need to disable Microsoft Backup as shown in this image: >> >> >> >> Hope this helps. >> > > I use File history in Windows 10 to back up my files, but knowing the > future I was interesting in how to back up to a external drive in Window > 11.  This is what I found > > "Method 1: File History > > This method is suitable for backing up your files, libraries, and > settings. It doesn't create a full system image, but it's a good option > for regular file backups. > > 1. Connect your external hard drive. > 2. Open Settings: Press Windows key + I. > 3. Go to System > Storage > Advanced storage settings > Backup options. > 4. Click "Add a drive" under "Back up with File History" and select your > external drive. > 5. Turn on "Automatically back up my files." " It wasn't about a backup of the files. It was about storing the files on the local SSD. Fokke