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Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive

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On 08/04/2025 21:37, MikeS wrote:
> On 08/04/2025 19:39, Fokke Nauta wrote:
>> On 08/04/2025 20:19, Ed Cryer wrote:
>>> 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
>>>
>>> OneDrive needs a settings change. It's hovering and doing what it's 
>>> been told to do.
>>> Either change the setting or remove OneDrive.
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. Unlink OneDrive from your PC:
>>>
>>>      Open OneDrive settings: Click the OneDrive cloud icon in the 
>>> system tray, then click the "Help and Settings" icon, and select 
>>> "Settings".
>>>      Go to the Account tab: Click on the "Account" tab.
>>>      Unlink this PC: Click on "Unlink this PC" and follow the prompts.
>>>
>> It's not an option to remove OneDrive. It's used as a backup. But we 
>> want to store the files on the laptop.
>>
>> Fokke
> 
> If you implement the auto backup feature the true locations of folders 
> such as Documents are moved into the OneDrive folder without telling 
> you. Hence the problem.
> 
> The way round this is to create a folder of your choice somewhere else 
> on the SSD and tell each program to save files there. However, they will 
> not then be automatically backed up to OneDrive.
> 
> I avoid all such problems on my Win 10 or 11 PCs by simply not using 
> OneDrive and its app. No need to uninstall anything.


Thanks. This will solve it.
I don't use OneDrive either, but my client wants it.

Fokke

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Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-08 14:58 +0200
  Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Jack <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-04-08 14:30 +0100
    Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-08 12:31 -0400
      Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-08 18:56 +0200
  Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-04-08 19:19 +0100
    Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-08 20:39 +0200
      Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive MikeS <mikes@is.invalid> - 2025-04-08 20:37 +0100
        Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-09 09:23 +0200
          Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-04-09 04:14 -0700
            Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive MikeS <mikes@is.invalid> - 2025-04-09 15:31 +0100
              Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-04-09 11:16 -0700
  Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-08 17:23 -0400
    Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Jack <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-04-08 21:57 +0000
      Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-04-08 20:36 -0400
  Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-08 18:00 -0400
  Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-04-09 01:35 -0500
    Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-09 09:25 +0200
  Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2025-04-09 15:01 +0100
  Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <usenet@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-10 15:14 +0200
    Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-04-10 14:48 -0500
      Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-11 13:28 +0200
        Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-11 08:04 -0400
          Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-11 21:17 +0200
            Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-12 19:52 +1000
              Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> - 2025-04-13 19:29 +0200

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