Removal of OneDrive

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I have followed the instructions for the removal of OneDrive yet when I am in excel and turn on autosave it comes up that I have to save to OneDrive - Personal. I want OneDrive removed completely.

nikolinode · Answer

brooklynbl&nbsp;If you want to remove OneDrive completely from your Excel setup, you'll need to make sure it's unlinked from your Office applications. Here's how you can do it:1. Unlink OneDrive from Office Applications:Open any Office application (such as Excel).Go to the "File" menu.Click on "Account" or "Office Account".Under "Connected Services" or "Connected Accounts", you should see an option for OneDrive. Click on it.There should be an option to "Disconnect" or "Unlink" OneDrive. Click on it to unlink your OneDrive account from Office applications.2. Remove OneDrive Sync:If you have the OneDrive sync client installed on your computer, you'll want to uninstall it to completely remove OneDrive integration.On Windows, go to "Control Panel" &gt; "Programs" &gt; "Programs and Features", then find and uninstall OneDrive.On Mac, open Finder, go to the "Applications" folder, and drag the OneDrive application to the Trash to uninstall it.3. Check AutoSave Settings in Excel:Open Excel and go to "File" &gt; "Options".In the Excel Options dialog, go to the "Save" section.Check the settings under "AutoSave OneDrive and SharePoint Online files by default". Make sure it's set to "Off" if you don't want to save to OneDrive.4. Check Default Save Locations:In Excel, go to "File" &gt; "Options" &gt; "Save" as mentioned above.Under "Save workbooks", make sure the default local file location is selected instead of OneDrive.5. Restart Excel: After making these changes, close and reopen Excel to ensure the settings take effect.&nbsp;By following these steps, you should be able to remove OneDrive completely from your Excel setup and prevent autosaving to OneDrive. If you continue to experience issues, double-check your settings and consult Excel's documentation or support resources for further assistance. The text was created with the help of AI.&nbsp;My answers are voluntary and without guarantee!&nbsp;Hope this will help you.&nbsp;Was the answer useful? Mark as best response and like it!This will help all forum participants.

520 · Answer

"Remove service" does not appear for me.&nbsp; I have already uninstalled OneDrive via the "Installed Apps" in control panel.&nbsp; Any thoughts?&nbsp; Also, is it possible to turn on "Auto Save" without having the file uploaded into the cloud?

ahmed_masoud97 · Answer

The AutoSave feature requires OneDrive (business or personal) to be enabled, however excel creates an auto recover copy of your work every 10 minutes without OneDrive&nbsp;BestAhmed MasoudLinkedin

nikolinode · Answer

Unfortunately, AutoSave in Office apps only works with files stored on OneDrive or SharePoint. If the file is stored locally, AutoSave will be grayed out or prompt you to save it to OneDrive.
So to answer that directly:

No, you cannot use AutoSave without saving to the cloud.

NEVERTHELESS, as already mentioned by the other user here…

You can still rely on AutoRecover, which saves a backup every X minutes (usually 10 by default), even without OneDrive. It works fine with locally saved files. AutoRecover is your best friend if you're staying local. Make sure it's turned on in:

File > Options > Save

Check “Save AutoRecover information every X minutes”

Keep using Ctrl+S to manually save. Old-school, but bulletproof.

If you've already uninstalled OneDrive and “Remove service” isn’t showing, try this extra cleanup:

Remove OneDrive Account from Windows Settings

Even if OneDrive is uninstalled, the account association can linger.