Upload Blocked - Save a Copy

Question

Hello,

I have been getting the following message repeatedly recently using MS Word 2019. (see attached)

Upload Blocked: We ran into a problem with this file and can't save any new changes. Please save a copy to avoid losing your work. (Save a Copy)

I have two files that I have been working with and I am up to my 15th version (Save As - New Name) on one of them. I do not want OneDrive. It is incredibly annoying. I want to save my documents the way that I used to on my 2 TB computer purchased for this purpose. I also have an external drive for my file history. How can I save my documents to my local computer only and end my relationship with OneDrive, which I hate.

In Word I went to settings options, selected Save and selected local computer but that does not seem to be working. (see attached)

I even paused OneDrive for 24 hours to no avail.

What can I do? I do not need OneDrive to place things on other devices because I do not want things on other devices. Also, I prefer to save using my external storage device.

Please help, thanks

Answer 1

Office 2019 does not include OneDrive, do you perhaps have a Office 365 Trail installed that you have failed to uninstall?

There would not be any SharePoint in 2019 either

Answer 2

Hi,

Here is an image of what I purchased regarding MS Office. Anything else that I have may have come with the computer, with Windows 10, or some other way that I do not know.

How can I tell?

Thank you very much for helping me.

Answer 3

Also, here is an icon from the Office that appears on my task bar.