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Can I save files both locally on my laptop and in Onedrive at the same time?

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2022-12-13T16:52:54+00:00

I would like to save files on my laptop and also safe them in Onedrive. Is this possible and how would that work?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-12-13T17:42:32+00:00

    Hi Bertine10!

    Thank you for writing to the Microsoft Answer Community Forum. I am Shakiru, an independent advisor and a user like you, and I am glad to be helping you out today.

    Yes, you can do that manually and technically. Although, you may not have the features in the Save option.

    Here is the method to achieve that: Method 1:

    • You can change your save location to Onedrive when saving files: Save the file in OneDrive: this will turn on the Auto-save button when done working on the document. -Click on File > Click on Save a Copy and then choose the location on your local drive where you want to save a copy.

    Method 2: -Create a Folder on your Local drive and then make it your default location when you save a file -Then Synchronise the folder in OneDrive> Go to File Explorer> Upload the folder in a drive that is, synchronize the folder in OneDrive.

    Kind Regards, Shakiru

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-12-14T14:15:13+00:00

    Hi Bertine10!

    Thank you for the feedback.

    Yes, it will be easier to access those files remotely from different PC.

    However, what has been suggested is also a way to have it both on the PC and on OneDrive.

    Kind Regards, Shakiru

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  1. Charles Kenyon 166.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-12-13T17:32:08+00:00

    Yes.

    1. Set your default save location to a folder on your computer.
    2. Set that folder to automatically sync with OneDrive.

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  2. Charles Kenyon 166.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-12-14T12:47:10+00:00

    You can have a folder on your hard drive and set that folder to sync with OneDrive.

    If you save in that folder, it will be synced. You do not need to store all of your documents there.

    That is what I do with both OneDrive and DropBox.

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