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Documents uploading to Sharepoint althoughI didn't set it up
Yesterday I began receiving email updates telling me that the Word documents I was working on have been uploaded to Sharepoint. This happens every time I insert a comment into the file. This only began to happen yesterday.
I have never used Sharepoint, and only learned about the "Share" option when I searched Help to find ways to turn it off. I didn't turn it on deliberately. So I googled for instructions on how to stop this, and none of the instructions I found matched what I saw when I tried to turn it off in either the document or FIle Explorer.
I just went into Word and clicked Help to identify the version I'm using, but they removed "About Word" from the Help menu, so the version isn't where it belongs anymore. I don't know where they put it, and it might not matter anyway. It's probably the latest version, in fact, this might have happened with a recent upgrade, I don't know.
If my documents upload to Sharepoint, they're private, right? I'm a writer and I don't want my stuff going out there without me controlling things.
Where does Sharepoint keep my files? I no longer have access to OneDrive because I was shut out one day when when my internet carrier switched my signal to another city, and I clicked "No" when Microsoft asked me if I was the one signing in from that city. They immediately locked me out of everything. I can't even get codes by text anymore. I got Outlook and microsoft.com back by signing in with my thumbprint on my phone, but it didn't help me with OneDrive, and I couldn't get support, so I've been unable to access it for months. If Sharepoint is happening on OneDrive, I might be in trouble.
How do I stop uploading files to Sharepoint, and stop these annoying emails whenever I add a comment to a file? Thanks!
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The location where your document is being saved is likely synced with OneDrive. Your IT team may have applied a Known Folder Move (KFM) policy, which automatically redirects and syncs your Desktop, Documents, and Pictures folders to the cloud. This ensures backup and accessibility, but it also means that any changes you make are uploaded to OneDrive or SharePoint by default.
Please check where your documents are being saved on your computer. If they are in one of these three folders (Desktop, Documents, or Pictures), copy or move them to another local folder such as Downloads. Doing so will break the sync, and you should no longer see this issue.
