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| Started by | Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> |
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| First post | 2025-04-08 14:58 +0200 |
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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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| From | Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> |
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| Date | 2025-04-11 13:28 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <m5scn2FmmieU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #18404 |
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
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| From | Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> |
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| Date | 2025-04-11 08:04 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <vtb0ha$1hh25$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #18411 |
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
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| From | Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> |
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| Date | 2025-04-11 21:17 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <m5t85gFr2vgU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #18412 |
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
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| From | Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> |
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| Date | 2025-04-12 19:52 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <vtdd5a$6r74$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #18414 |
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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| From | Fokke Nauta <fnauta@solfon.nl> |
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| Date | 2025-04-13 19:29 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <m62ak9Flbc9U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #18417 |
On 12/04/2025 11:52, Daniel70 wrote: > 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?? No. The Document folder is really on the SSD of the laptop, in C:\users\user name\Documents. But the documents were stored in the folder Documents in OneDrive. That's what I have changed. There was no link. It are two folders. Fokke
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