MacBook Pro suddenly stoped saving files to computer and instead to online locations

Question

I've been using Office for Home and Students 2016, saving all my files locally. Last night (May 21) when I went to save a new Excel file, I got a message saying I had no permissions to save to that location. That's when I noticed the "Online locations". When I clicked on it, it ttoggled to My Computer, but when I tried to add a place, the only options were OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or Sharepoint. The options button is only for setting a password.

I don't know what caused the change, and need to revert back to saving my files locally, and would appreciate your help. I was directed to this specific community by Sean Cai, a Microsoft Community Moderator. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,

What the error message did you get when saving?

Did this problem appear in all Excel Workbooks?

I suggest you install the latest updates for Excel.

Then please confirm if the account correct to sign in the Mac, you can try to switch the account to sign in.

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Answer 2

Just in follow up, here are screenshots of what I am talking about

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