My documents keep saving as folders

Question

HELP!!! every time I save a document, it does save as a normal file, but it also saves as a folder?! I don't understand why it's doing this, and I want to make it stop because it's really annoying.

I use the newest MacBook Pro, and I use office 365. I save all my files to my desktop (that's where I like them to be).

I can't find a solution anywhere online so please help if you know what to do!!!

thanks :)

Answer 1

Hi Ellen,

In your Preference setting for Save you have selected to "Always create a backup copy." This is what is making the folder. Inside the folder should be your file as it looked before the last time you clicked save.

In Mac Word 2016, creating of a backup of your previously saved file has to work this way in order for you not to receive prompts, allowing the backup to occur. Personally, I agree it is annoying and unnecessarily clutters your directories with extra folder layers.

There is a FREE solution to this and it is one of my custom applications. It's called GOT-UR-BACK. Click the hyperlink if you would like more information about it. It provides 5 times the protection, and places all prior version backups in a single directory on your system. No annoying prompts, and no annoying clutter.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Thank you so so much! :)