How can I find the folder on my computer that is actually on my PC hard drive and not on One Drive?

This is new to me, I've always used "save as" and it never created any problems with the file path, only now. I never looked up archive copies of edits (rarely, on occasion) and that's not the key purpose of why I like to use it that way, I just don't trust the "save" option. I would *like to* use OneDrive but if it causes this headache with the file path, then it's not worth it. Please let me know if I can somehow bypass this weird file path re-routing and make it do exactly what I want it to do? Thanks, Paulina

To use OneDrive as Microsoft envisions it, you should back up all files in your Desktop, Documents, Pictures, Music, and Videos folders. You work with files within those folders, and when backed up, those folders become part of OneDrive. It's just like the drive on your computer, except that copies of the files are made online.

If you don't want to do that, turn off the OneDrive PC Folder Backup. This doesn't always work well since Microsoft wants you to back up everything.

See this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/turn-on-onedrive-backup-4e44ceab-bcdf-4d17-9ae0-6f00f6080adb

Also, my OneDrive in my task bar has been "looking for changes" as you can see in the below for over a week now - how long does the syncing take? I've kept my pc on the entire time. Thanks again Craig, Paulina

This is new to me, I've always used "save as" and it never created any problems with the file path, only now. I never looked up archive copies of edits (rarely, on occasion) and that's not the key purpose of why I like to use it that way, I just don't trust the "save" option. I would *like to* use OneDrive but if it causes this headache with the file path, then it's not worth it. Please let me know if I can somehow bypass this weird file path re-routing and make it do exactly what I want it to do? Thanks, Paulina

Thanks Craig, but I am afraid this "save as" habit is nearly impossible to break, it's inherited! It helps me think, process what I am doing and so on, it's just how I work. I have never trusted "save" and I suspect I never will. Any way to work around it? What if I deleted OneDrive completely and stored everything on SSD Hard Drive instead, would that fix the problem? It is extremely annoying to have files duplicating, different names popping up, me checking and re-checking the file, then re-saving it, then finding the path again. I've modified 2 CVs and it took me 30 minutes to finish a relatively simple edit. Thank you for your help, Paulina

Whenever you use "Save As," you create a new file. You will need to name it and save it to a location. If you want to keep archive copies of all your previous edits, then yes, you need to use "Save As."

If you store everything on an external drive, you will avoid OneDrive altogether. You certainly can do that if you want.

You can partition your drive and save your files on the partition. That will also avoid OneDrive.

Thanks Craig, but I am afraid this "save as" habit is nearly impossible to break, it's inherited! It helps me think, process what I am doing and so on, it's just how I work. I have never trusted "save" and I suspect I never will. Any way to work around it? What if I deleted OneDrive completely and stored everything on SSD Hard Drive instead, would that fix the problem? It is extremely annoying to have files duplicating, different names popping up, me checking and re-checking the file, then re-saving it, then finding the path again. I've modified 2 CVs and it took me 30 minutes to finish a relatively simple edit. Thank you for your help, Paulina