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Office 365 AutoSave to OneDrive - how to choose the folder location where a new document is stored?
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.
nouseridleft I tried finding the file on OneDrive and dragging it to another folder too, and get the same results as you.
Instead, after clicking autosave and saving it to OneDrive forget about the copy it just saved to OneDrive. Click on the down arrow after the file name at the very top of the window (see attached picture). When you click on the down arrow it gives you the option to save the document to the location of your choice, and when you click "Move Here" it always uses that new location to autosave your document.
- Hi,
This is what I do. Just seems like I should be able to choose where auto save saves to. Not my program files location.- If you follow all the steps above you can save the document to whatever location you like. The solution isn't intuitive at all, but at least it is possible. Good luck!
