Disable OneDrive as a save location in Word/Excel/Powerpoint for Mac

Question

Is it possible to turn off or somehow disable OneDrive as a save location when signing in to Word, Powerpoint or Excel 365 apps? I have Office 365 A3 for faculty assigned to a group in Azure, is it possible to turn that feature of there or is it done somewhere else?

Answer 1

Hi @IT FA ,
What version number of Office did you use?
As the thread's comment it is resolved in 16.12 update:
https://excel.uservoice.com/forums/304933-excel-for-mac/suggestions/15694884-default-to-my-mac-instead-of-onedrive?page=5&per_page=20

I also suggest you refer to these links about default location in Office for Mac:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/default-save-as-location-in-microsoft-office-on-a/41cb1b4f-95f2-44f3-8947-71b91dcab859?page=5
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/office-for-mac-2019-default-save-as-location/57734354-3231-4473-ad9b-677bd6f0f64b?auth=1

I also tested in both Office for Windows and Mac, I can find the option "Save to Computer default" in Office for Windows, but it's not existed in Office for Mac:

Refer to the links above and just checking in to see if the information was helpful. Please let us know if you would like further assistance.

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Answer 2

Hi,

Try to add other location while saving documents ,Next times it goes to same location.

Answer 3

That could be an option, but it is real easy to change location back to Onedrive for a user, I do not want them to have that option.