Autosave Option Disabled - Office Mac

Anonymous
2019-10-20T13:08:46+00:00

All my files are saved on OneDrive folder (which is synced). When I open a word file from my OneDrive folder, the option to AutoSave is disabled and I can see a msg "Saved on your Mac". How is that, if it is on Onedrive and syncing ??? I have, then, to save a new copy, select Save Online, chose the SAME FOLDER, chose another name, and then, the Autosave option is enabled. Does anyone know how to solve it?

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Anonymous
2019-12-08T09:51:31+00:00

I found the autosave function of my office 365 works again today.

I did nothing except keeping my office 365 up to date in "insider slow" channel.

mac OS: 10.15.1

onedrive: 19.222.1110.0004(Standalone)

office 365: 16.33(19120401)

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-15T16:32:53+00:00

    Seems like that. The problem doesn't appear at every Mac I use. Maybe you could check up settings again? AutoSave won't enable if the "Use Office applications to sync Office files that I open" setting is unchecked (located in the "Office" tab at OneDrive's preferences). Also check the "Turn on AutoSave by default" option in the "Save" section of the office app (Word, Excel, etc.) preferences panel. It must be enabled too.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-16T09:51:39+00:00

    It started working for me, but has stopped again. Must have been broken in a macOS update. My current versions are:

    OneDrive: 20.064.0329

    macOS 10.15.5

    MS Office Apps all 16.37

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-17T03:44:31+00:00

    Same problem. But autosave works in some files and does not in others. All of them in my onedrive. Any solution?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-25T13:02:39+00:00

    All of this settings are fine and still not working... nice last November.....

    Loosing my hope on this

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