Stop Office BACKUP THIS DOCUMENT prompt

Anonymous
2023-11-04T15:55:46+00:00

Excel and Word keep displaying a banner when I open a file "BACKUP THIS DOCUMENT - Access this file anywhere with OneDrive included in your subscription"

I have a backup system I use that I like and I don't need OneDrive to backup my files. How do I get OneDrive/Office 365/Windows to stop giving me this prompt?

I click the "X" or Schedule Backup Later to make the banner go away, but it just comes back a little while later. I've opened up the OneDrive app from the system tray and unselected everything from the OneDrive backup, but none of this helps and the prompt keeps coming back.

How do I get this to stop?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-18T17:46:23+00:00

    [...] For instructions, see the two comments at page 3 of this thread, about 2/3 down (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/stop-office-backup-this-document-prompt/24143ada-e447-4c72-aa37-4324c88a5e7c) [...]

    OK, maybe, but correction: Page 8

    It's easier to give the date of the post you are referring to (Feb 24, 2024 in this case)

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-18T18:17:52+00:00

    I did find the instructions on Page 3, and it works. (A bit of a pain to implement, if you don't have a lot of experience with PowerShell (.ps1) scripts, policy permissions and so on). But I figured it out and it works. So thanks! Super helpful.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-18T18:52:57+00:00

    Microsoft encourages the use of onedrive so they can gain access to your work, mine it, and use it for their own profitable purposes... to enhance your experience, pleasure, convenience, and security, of course.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-18T19:06:23+00:00

    What makes you think Google is less evil than Microsoft? You are only fooling yourself.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-19T00:16:27+00:00

    What makes you think Google is less evil than Microsoft? You are only fooling yourself.

    No one's debating which company is "less evil". This discussion isn't about ethics; it's about user experience. The commenter you're replying to is simply pointing out that, for them, Google is less annoying.

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