How To Activate Auto save in One Drive?

Issue:

Activate Auto Save in one drive to sync all the documents inside office 365, in this blog you will learn how to activate auto-save in One Drive.

There are various features available for excel autosave, Wordsave, and PowerPoint for Office 365 subscribers. The feature automatically saves your file in real-time with a frequency of a few seconds. OneDrive will sync any document saved on your desktop or in your Documents folder to the cloud. In general, AutoSave is activated by default in Microsoft 365 when you store a file OneDrive or SharePoint Online. However, if the Autosave feature is disabled, here’s how you can reactivate it.

Environment:

Microsoft One Drive

Solution:

AutoSave is a feature available for Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for Office 365 subscribers. The feature automatically saves your file in real-time with a frequency of a few seconds. OneDrive will sync any document saved on your desktop or in your Documents folder to the cloud. In general, AutoSave is activated by default in Microsoft 365 when you store a file OneDrive or SharePoint Online. However, if the Autosave feature is disabled, here’s how you can reactivate it.

How to Enable AutoSave

Step 1: Right-click the ‘Blue Cloud’ icon
Step 2: Select Settings

Step 3: There are several options under the Autosave settings that enable you to customize how you want Autosave to function. Check the boxes according to your preference.
Step 4: Click OK to implement all changes.
Step 5: Select the Auto-Save tab and choose ‘Update folders

Step 6: The Desktop, Pictures, and Documents folders are selected by default. You can select which folders are synced by clicking the drop-down menu and choose ‘Start Protection’

Now your files saved under c:\users\<your profile>\ will be saved to your OneDrive folder.

If a file or folder on your desktop has been synchronized to the cloud, it will now have a green tick next to it. The sync is in progress, you will see blue arrows instead of the green tick mark.

What to do if AutoSave still isn’t on

There are several reasons why AutoSave might still be disabled. Here’s a rundown of the most common reasons:

Your Microsoft 365 membership is not active.
Your document is in an outdated format, such as.xls,.ppt, or.doc.
OneDrive Sync is disabled.
Your document is contained within another Office document.
The slide show mode has been set in your presentation.

Conclusion:

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