Microsoft Word forcing you to save new files to the cloud? Here's how to stop it

"Currently rolling out to Windows Insiders is a new cloud-first creation process for people who use Word and OneDrive, Microsoft revealed in a OneDrive presentation on Wednesday. Any document you try to save for the first time will, by default, be saved to your online OneDrive space. Further, the AutoSave option will also be turned on, meaning your documents will automatically be saved periodically, but again to the cloud."

"Also: Is OneDrive sending your Windows files to the cloud? Here's why - and what you can do Of course, Microsoft touts this as a positive move. And in some ways, it is. With AutoSave enabled, you don't have to remember to manually save your documents. That's certainly helpful in case the local version of a document is ever lost or corrupted. Using OneDrive, your files are synced not just to the cloud, but on your other OneDrive-enabled PCs or devices."

Microsoft is rolling out a cloud-first creation process for Word that defaults new document saves to OneDrive and enables AutoSave. First-time saves will go to online OneDrive and AutoSave will periodically store changes to the cloud. AutoSave reduces the need to remember manual saves and protects against lost or corrupted local copies while syncing files across OneDrive-enabled PCs and devices. Users can opt to turn off the default cloud save and AutoSave to keep files stored locally. OneDrive syncing remains imperfect and may concern users who prefer background syncing without prompts.

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