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Re: Documents are by default stored in OneDrive

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On 12/04/2025 5:17 am, Fokke Nauta wrote:
> On 11/04/2025 14:04, Paul wrote:
>> On Fri, 4/11/2025 7:28 AM, Fokke Nauta wrote:
>>> On 10/04/2025 21:48, VanguardLH wrote:
>>>> Fokke Nauta <usenet@solfon.nl> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Fokke Nauta:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks all for your help. With your suggestions I was able to solve 
>>>>> this
>>>>> problem.
>>>>
>>>> What worked.  We are a curious bunch, and like to learn, too.
>>>
>>> Jack wrote this:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> I looked into Word, Excel and Powerpoint, and changed the settings 
>>> for saving the documents to the local Documents account. That worked.
>>>
>>> Fokke
>>
>> If you use File Explorer, where is the Documents actually located ?
>>
>> Do Properties on it. Is it %userprofile%\OneDrive\Documents perhaps ? :-)
>>
>> This is Windows -- you have to be inquisitive, always.
>>
>>     Paul
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> The folder Documents is on the laptop, in C:\users\user name\Documents. 
> There is also a Documents folder in OneDrive. This is where all files 
> were stored before.
> 
> Fokke

I think what Paul might be suggesting is Is the Document ACTUALLY stored 
at C:\users\user name\Documents .... or is C:\users\user name\Documents 
merely a link to the Document on OneDrive??
-- 
Daniel70

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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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