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My default save location when saving documents from Word/Excel/Outlook is on network folder via folder redirection for Documents and Desktop. When i switch to new experience interface and try to save email attachment from Outlook it's trying to open the shared folder via port 80 instead SMB file share which cause an pop up display Connecting: Trying to connect to: \fileserver\share...
Microsoft® Outlook® for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2206 Build 16.0.15330.20260) 64-bit
If I manually change the default save location to point on some local folder and then navigate to the file share via "save as" dialog it browse the shared folders normally and open the network shares normally. Also if i disable the new experience switch and return to the old interface of outlook it works ok. This problem is observed only in the New experience interface for all Office products (word/excel/outlook) when the default save location is pointing to the network share.
For Word and Excel there's option for default save location
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Same problem here.
All Office-Versions from 2016 to 2021.
Workaround:
Instead of using "Save as" just hit F12.
Greetings from Germany.
I've found elsewhere you can mitigate this by disabling the WebClient service. The only issue is that I'm not sure what else this will break. I believe at the very minimum it will break Sharepoint, which I don't use so I can't test. I haven't noticed an issue with sharing files in Teams, nor have I found an issue with using Excel on the Web. I'm able to open that same spreadsheet that I have open in Excel on the Web (we use it for tracking ticket issues as a team) in Excel on my PC. So I'm a bit confused with what this service will actually break if it's anything beyond Sharepoint.
Same issue here with Excel and Word. Both hang with changing the default save location to a local server. If you leave Excel or Word open and click on "Browse", the file explorer opens immediately. However, if you close Word or Excel, then click Open>Browse... Connecting to dialog box hangs for 10-30 seconds.
Experiencing the same issue after the Outlook 2206 update with many users. Home directories use DFS and the path its stuck connecting on for 30 seconds at a time is already mapped to a network drive.
We are experiencing the same issue. Following...