Here is an extract from a Microsoft Support Article
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Files-save-to-OneDrive-by-default-in-Windows-10-33da0077-770c-4bda-b61e-8c8e8ca70ac7
on how to set your own defaults if you do not want to have all your
files saved to OneDrive by default:
"Use the OneDrive app settings to change where your files are saved by
default.
In the Notifications area at the bottom of your Windows screen,
right-click the OneDrive icon and click Settings. You might have to
click Show hidden icons to find OneDrive.
<Graphic displayed here that I did not copy, it showed the OneDrive
Icon in the user's notifications area>
In the Settings box, on the Auto save tab, under Documents and
Pictures, click the list at Documents or Pictures and pick the default
save location you want.
This PC only - When you create a file, the Documents or
Pictures folder under This PC is the first-choice location offered to
save it. The file is not saved to OneDrive unless you do so separately,
and it is available only on the PC you used to save it.
OneDrive - When you create a file, the first location offered
is within the Documents or Pictures folder under OneDrive. Because these
folders sync to your PC, files you save there are available on your PC,
even when it's not connected to the Internet. And you can use any device
with an Internet connection to access your files.
Note: No matter which default setting you choose, you still can select
the save location you want each time you save a file. When you click
Save for new files or Save As for existing files, click OneDrive or This
PC and then pick a folder to save your file to."
So yes the change may be done by Windows 10 but the users do still
control their own destiny.
Brian
Customer Support
Millennia Corporation
br...@legacyfamilytree.com
http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
On 27-May-16 12:56 AM, Ana wrote:
This re-direct is part of Windows 10. It has nothing to do with
Legacy. Microsoft is promoting their own cloud storage. Programs &
files have no choice in the matter - totally controlled by the OS
Personally, I prefer Dropbox & Google Photos. OneDrive is pretty darn
invasive overtaking your settings without your permission or
knowledge. I disabled the OneDrive on my computer.
Here are a few URLs from dependable sites which (I hope) will give you
some additional information.
http://www.howtogeek.com/search/?q=One+Drive
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2993360/windows/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-saving-files-to-onedrive.html
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/onedrive-will-work-windows-10/#:Oywo6OMyQb4kNA
On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot
<br...@the-lightfoots.com <mailto:br...@the-lightfoots.com>> wrote:
Just built myself a new computer system and decided to give Windows
10 a second chance with a clean install. So far, I’m happy with the
revised Windows 10 but when I re-installed Legacy something strange
happened.____
____
I had saved my complete custom data and media location folder from
my previous install and copied onto the new system (it is all on a
different drive than the C: drive; the program itself was installed
to the usual default location on the C: drive.) I ran the new Legacy
and pointed it towards my custom location for the family file.
Everything is there. However in checking my customization options, I
noticed the following strange things.____
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Items 6.1 through 6.3 were all pointing towards
C:\Users\(name)\OneDrive\Documents\LegacyFamilyTree\_AppData\ with
the final sub-folder being “Data” for 6.1 Family File, “Media” for
6.2 Media Files, and “Temp” for 6.3 Temp files. ____
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Notice the “OneDrive” in the path.____
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I know the OneDrive was not part of the Win7 OS and that Win10 gives
users “free 15 GB” of cloud storage called “OneDrive” but maybe I
fell asleep at the switch and didn’t realize that Legacy would
attempt to set up the cloud storage for file locations by default.
Previously it was set up for the Legacy created “_AppData” folders
in the User folders.____
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Clicking on the RESET button for each item did not change anything.
And clicking on the Options button at the bottom for Legacy Defaults
or User Defaults did not change anything. (I am capable of manually
changing the path to eliminate the “OneDrive” reference from each
thus reverting to the “old” path that I am accustomed to and moving
the necessary files to the usual location.)____
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Did my system somehow burp on this install or was there a change in
Legacy’s defaults of File Locations for Win10 installations? My 75
GB of media files will never fit on the “free” OneDrive from MS.____
__ __
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Brian in CA____
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