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Why can't I turn on Autosave for an Excel file already in OneDrive?

Anonymous
2023-03-06T15:42:51+00:00

I have Excel files that are already in my OneDrive, but not at the top level, e.g, C:\Users\User1\OneDrive\Documents-OneDrive\Medical\Diabetes\GlucoseReadings.xlsm. When I try to turn on Autosave, it says i need to upload the file, but when I click the button that pops up with my account name, it uploads a new copy at https://d.docs.live.net/f564af42fbe54573/Documents-OneDrive/GlucoseReadings%20(1).xlsm, and doesn't save the version information.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-06T16:46:11+00:00

    Hello,

    Greetings for the day! I’m an Independent Advisor and Microsoft user like you. Thanks for posting the query here at this forum.

    To turn AutoSave on, save your file to your OneDrive or SharePoint folder from within your Microsoft 365 app.

    1. Open Excel and Choose File > Options.
    2. Click Save.
    3. Check the box for AutoSave OneDrive and SharePoint Online files by default on Excel.
    4. Choose OK to exit the window.
    5. Exit, then restart Excel.

    https://support.microsoft.com/office/dbd19b49-ff3a-48f5-8294-671e33a6712c

    Hope this information would be useful to you. Please feel free to get back if you need any additional info.

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