Automatic saves to transferred OneDrive folder


Kupuna

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I moved a large block of folders from One Drive to another drive. It appears that those folders brought along the One Drive instructions that sends (for example) a saved document to the documents folder that I moved out of One Drive.
Put another way, if I save a .doc file it automatically goes to the folder copied from One Drive. I can manually direct it to another folder, but unless I do, the "automatic" save will grab the next .doc file and save to the transferred One Drive folder. This happens in other folders I moved out of One Drive.
How can I get rid of this "automatic" save?
 
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Win 11 23H2 build 2631-2861

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Click the OneDrive icon in the Notification area and click the help button top right. Click Settings on the Sync and backup page and click Manage backup. Set Documents etc to off.
 

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Season's Greetings Fixer,
My experience with Win 11 isn't enough to successfully follow your instructions. Could you please augment them a bit?
I can't locate the "OneDrive icon in the Notification area". Is that within the Settings commands? Is the Sync and backup page in the same tree?
I am running Win 11 Pro V 23H2. If you could add to my "road map" of commands for this activity it would be a great help.
Thank you for your time.
Greg Schultz
Waikoloa, Hawaii.
 

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    Win 11
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    Intel NUC 8i7HN
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    Core™ i7-8809G CPU @ 3.10GHz
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    Proprietary Intel
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    1 TB.
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    AMD build in.
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Hi Greg. The notification area is the right hand section of the taskbar and, when OneDrive is running, contains a blue/white cloud icon. That's your OneDrive icon and when clicked throws up a box at the top right of which is a gearwheel icon for Help & Settings. Click that, then Settings and you are on the Sync and backup page and there you will find Manage Backup, where you can set what folders you want backed up or not backed up.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lafite 14
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    16Gb
    Internet Speed
    150Mbps/39Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
  • Operating System
    Win 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    PC Specialist
    CPU
    i5
    Memory
    8Gb
    Internet Speed
    150Mbps/39Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Incompatible device, upgraded to Win 11
Very clear now. Thanks for the help.
 

My Computer

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    Win 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Intel NUC 8i7HN
    CPU
    Core™ i7-8809G CPU @ 3.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Proprietary Intel
    Memory
    1 TB.
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD build in.
    Monitor(s) Displays
    OLD Asus 23"
    Hard Drives
    SSD 16GB
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