OneDrive can be useful, and it can be annoying. And it’s on by default. Fortunately, it’s not terribly difficult to decouple or turn off. I’ll show you how.

Disable OneDrive in Office
You can uninstall the Microsoft OneDrive app from Windows, via the Settings app, which will decouple your computer from your online OneDrive account. In order to stop Microsoft Office applications from using OneDrive, there are a set of options to be adjusted. Most important is the option to “Save to Computer by default”, found in Office Save settings.

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0:00 Disable OneDrive in Office 365?
0:30 Forcing OneDrive on us
1:40 Optional: Uninstall OneDrive
Article – Why Is My OneDrive Full?
3:30 Change Office settings in Word
6:20 Don’t forget your old files
6:42 Other Office apps
8:22 Or learn OneDrive

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