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Office 365 AutoSave to OneDrive - how to choose the folder location where a new document is stored?
Paul_Van_CotthemAlthough you can't change the default folder for OneDrive in Office AutoSave there is a way to change the OneDrive folder WITHIN Word/Excel/Powerpoint itself but only AFTER you have saved it by any name.
To do this first AutoSave your file to OneDrive:
Once saved, click the Menu option for Version history on the same bar as AutoSave in Word:
Then click the >Location drop down - This tab also shows the OneDrive folder where your file has been saved by default and then in the next window you can move it wherever you want:
It's really typical and frustrating that Microsoft doesn't provide an option for something as basic as selecting a DEFAULT folder for AutoSave!!
When I would save as to change the folder to the proper subfolder on OneDrive I was only creating a copy of the document in that subfolder, and it would turn off autosave. When I'd turn on autosave again it would automatically save it to my OneDrive/Documents folder again, so the file in my designated subfolder wouldn't get updated. Your solution above finally allowed me to save to my designated subfolder without autosave turning off.
jjfence I also have this exact same problem on my Windows 10 machine. On my Mac I don't have this problem. In MS office, my autosave defaults to a root folder (I know how to change the root folder). If I then manually move the file to a subfolder of my choice and reopen the file, Autosave has turned off. Does anyone have a workaround?
nouseridleft This worked for me:
1. Turn on autosave
2. Go ahead and save the document to the default drive that appears (OneDrive for me)
3. At the top of the window to the left of the "Search" box you'll see the name of the document with a down arrow that says "Saved" or "Saving"
4. Click on the down arrow
5. Click on "Location"
6. Select the permanent location where you'd like the autosave file kept
7. Click "Move Here"
Not sure why they made this so convoluted, but at least you only have to do it once for each document.
- Thank you for responding and posting. I have tried this option to no success. Once I move the file by using the drop down method and then open the document again, the Autosave is off. When I click Autosave to turn it on again, the file is once again uploaded to the default location under a new file name. So it is like an old school do loop. I haven't found a solution that works.
