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Question

Disable OneDrive in Office: If you are using Microsoft Office, you can disable OneDrive integration to prevent it from attempting to communicate with the internet when saving files. To do this, open an Office application (such as Word) and go to File > Options > Save. Uncheck the box that says Save to Computer by default and uncheck the box that says Show additional places for saving, even if sign-in may be required..

Answer 1

Hi rto1,

Thank you for your further reply and cooperation.

Based on your description, I suggest you can try firstly to move your files to other folder in your computer instead of the sync folder of OneDrive, then you can try to disable OneDrive on your computer after moving the files. Generally, if you want to disable OneDrive on your device, you can try to Unlink OneDrive to your computer or completely uninstall OneDrive:

Here is the support article as reference for you: Turn off, disable, or uninstall OneDrive - Microsoft Support. You can follow the steps in the article to disable OneDrive in your computer.

If you cannot remove OneDrive by the steps above, I’m afraid this issue needs to be investigated from back end to find the cause. The support team has higher permission to remotely assist you and collect background logs for the root cause. This is a more efficient way in handling this case for you.

If you are an admin, I recommend you get support by following steps from this link: Get support - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn.

If you are not an admin, you can contact your admin to contact Microsoft support. You can look for the way to find your admin through this link: How do I find my Microsoft 365 admin? - Microsoft Support

Appreciate again for your patience and understanding.

Sincerely,

Harry | Microsoft Community Moderator

Answer 2

I do not want OneDrive operating on my computer. However, all of my files continue to default save in a "OneDrive" folder. (e.g. C:\Users<myusername>\OneDrive\Desktop or C:\Users<myusername>\OneDrive\Documents).

Answer 3

Hi rto1,

Greetings. Thank you for posting the thread to our community.

To have a better understanding for your situation, May I confirm whether you’ve encountered some issue in Excel when you perform the solution in your description? Or you want to confirm whether this solution is workable for disabling OneDrive in Excel or not?

Please provide a more detailed situation you’ve encountered and your requirements to me.

Appreciate your understanding that sometimes the initial reply may not resolve the situation very soon. However, we can work together to narrow down and resolve the situation. Please kindly provide the requested information so that I can work further.

Hope you having a nice day.

Sincerely,

Harry | Microsoft Community Moderator