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Where can I save my files? I don't know if I should use my pc or one drive. Please help me understand

Anonymous
2023-10-09T14:55:21+00:00

Hi,

RE: Win 10 current version

I understand that one drive is a cloud backup. But some things I want just stored locally on my pc. Everything I save, I save via my pc (This PC>Documents>YYY). But sometimes I find a file or photo I'm saving in (C:\Users\xxx\OneDrive\Documents\YYY)

I set up one drive to store all my pictures and only certain file folders.

My confusion comes when I save something, should I save it to my pc or one drive.

I want to save everything on my pc and certain things I want to save on my pc and also save to the one drive cloud.

When I look in file explorer, I have 2 folders: MY PC and One Drive which are both located on the C drive.

I don't want to save in two places on my hard drive.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Jane

Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For home | Windows

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-09T15:42:34+00:00

    Hello JaneSims,

    I'm Shalom and I'd happily help you with your question. In this forum, we are Microsoft consumers just like yourself.

    OneDrive is indeed a cloud storage service that allows you to save files online and access them anywhere from any PC, Mac, or mobile device. However, it also syncs with your PC, which means that when you save a file to OneDrive, it’s saved to your cloud storage as well as your hard drive, if you have the OneDrive app installed and set up on your PC.

    If you want to save files only on your PC and not on OneDrive, you can save them to locations on your PC that are not within the OneDrive folder. For example, you could save files to C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents instead of C:\Users\YourUsername\OneDrive\Documents.

    If you want to save certain files both on your PC and on OneDrive, you can save them to the OneDrive folder on your PC. This will automatically sync the files with your OneDrive cloud storage.

    The two folders you’re seeing in File Explorer - “My PC” and “OneDrive” - represent two different locations: one on your PC and one in OneDrive. Even though they’re both accessible from your PC, only the files saved in the “OneDrive” folder are synced to the cloud.

    Remember, if you delete a file from the OneDrive folder on your PC, it will also be deleted from your OneDrive cloud storage. So be careful when managing your files.

    I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

    Best Regards, Shalom

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-09T18:05:29+00:00

    Thanks so much. You would not know how long it took to get an answer that makes sense to me.

    XOXOXO

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