my files are saving to d.docs.live.net, why is this and how to I get my files back on my computer? I have windows 11

Question

Instead of my files saving to my computer some of them save to https://d.docs.live.net.53e22b9e14726e2e.

Answer 1

I lost a story that i was working on and it wont let me auto save

I am extremely frustrated and it also has the same link

Answer 2

Hi Stefan,

In my case, the documents get the NAME d.docs.live.net, which overwrites the original file name and then OneDrive insists there are inconsistencies and refuses to save the file under the name I want it to be saved.

Have you seen this?

I do need to save to OneDrive instead of locally, so I can't disconnect from OneDrive. But, I do not understand why OneDrive changes a filename and creates confusion.

Thanks for your help

Heidi

Answer 3

I agree. Its time microsoft sorted this.

Answer 4

As far as I know, the d.docs.live.net part is only the path, not the actual file name. However, I haven't experienced this myself, so maybe I'm missing something.

Are you opening files directly from OneDrive, for example via File > Open, or are you synchronizing files via the OneDrive app?

Answer 5

I have the same issue. My Windows OS suddenly got wonky for no reason and one of the problems is it won't save my documents under the names I assign them. It instead saves them under d.docs.live.net and doesn't always save my changes!

What is going on and how do I resolve this? My laptop is less than one year old and also is running on Windows 11.