Default Save to PC Not OneDrive: Changing Office App Settings

If you're tired of Office apps automatically saving your files to OneDrive, you can change the default save location to your PC.

To do this, you'll need to access the Office settings, which can be found by clicking on the File tab in any Office app.

The default save location can be changed in the Save files in this location section of the Office settings.

By default, this section is set to OneDrive, but you can easily switch it to a location on your PC.

You can stop Office apps from saving files to OneDrive by following a few simple steps. This is especially useful if you prefer to store your files locally or want more control over where your files are saved.

Open any Office app, such as Word or Excel, and click the File menu in the top left corner.

Select Options from the left pane, and in the Save tab, tick the Save to Computer by default option.

This change will be applied to all Office apps, so you don't have to repeat the process for each app individually.

In the Default local file location box, specify where you want to save your Office files.

You can also manually save files to OneDrive if you want, so you don't have to give up the convenience of cloud storage entirely.

Here's a step-by-step guide to stopping Office apps from saving files to OneDrive:

You can configure Windows to save files locally on your hard drive instead of OneDrive by following a few simple steps.

To make Windows save documents locally on the hard drive, you can right-click on any file inside the OneDrive section of File Explorer and select the Available offline option. This way, you can access your files even when you don't have internet connectivity.

Alternatively, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor to make Windows save files to the hard drive by default. To do this, press the Windows Key + R combination, type "gpedit.msc" in the Run dialog box, and hit Enter to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

From there, navigate to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> OneDrive and look for the Setting named Save documents and pictures to the local PC by default. Double-click on this setting to configure it.

Here's how to configure the policy setting to save files locally:

Once you've configured the policy setting, close the Local Group Policy Editor and reboot your computer to make the changes effective. Your Windows will now store or save documents locally on your hard drive instead of OneDrive.

If you're tired of Windows automatically saving files to OneDrive, there are a few ways to disable this feature.

You can use the Group Policy Editor, which is available on Professional, Education, or Enterprise editions of Windows. To access it, press Win + R to open the Run dialog box, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter.

In the Group Policy Editor window, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > OneDrive, and double-click the Save documents to OneDrive by default policy. Select the Disabled option and hit Apply followed by OK.

You can also choose to disable OneDrive completely from the Group Policy Editor. Double-click the Prevent the usage of OneDrive for file storage policy, click the Disabled radio button, and click Apply and then OK to save the changes.

If you're using Office apps, you can prevent them from saving files to OneDrive by default. Open any Office app, click the File menu, select Options, and in the Save tab, tick the Save to Computer by default option.

Here are the steps to disable OneDrive for file storage in the Group Policy Editor: