9/3/2023 0 Comments Change default onedrive folder![]() Change Default Save Location to OneDrive: Caveats This is an especially good idea if you have multiple Windows 10 computers as it will allow you to keep the data from each organized. To avoid needing to make this choice, I recommend you create a folder with the same name as your Surface (or something like “My Surface”) and create sub folders for desktop, documents, music, etc. If you continue, you will not be able to easily restore the default location for your document libraries on your Surface. In this example, I chose the Documents folder. Open Windows Explorer then tap and hold (right-click) on one of the following folders under the This PC section: Desktop, Documents, Music, Pictures or Videos then select Properties from the contextual menu.To move the default save location to OneDrive, perform the steps below on each document library on your Surface: Change Default Save Location to OneDrive: How To Do It By default, in Windows 10, all those save to your local drive on the Surface. While it’s already pretty simple to save (or copy) files into OneDrive, you can make it even more convenient by setting the save location for your desktop, documents, music, pictures, and video libraries to a OneDrive folder. One of the easiest of these ways to keep your files safe is to simply put them in your OneDrive folder. This is because OneDrive will automatically sync the files up to the cloud from your Surface (and any other Windows computer you may use with your Microsoft account) when it has an internet connection. So, you no longer have an excuse for not making sure your data is protected. There are a lot of excuses people use for not protecting their data (“ It’s too much of a pain to do backups“, “ I don’t want to change how I use my computer“, “ I’ll do it tomorrow“, etc.) but all they’re really doing is putting their irreplaceable files at risk.įortunately, Windows 10 offers several easy and “transparent” (meaning you don’t have to do anything special) ways to protect your data. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the most important (but often overlooked things) you should do, is take steps to ensure your important files are protected. Unfortunately, many people don’t worry about such things until they’ve already lost data and it’s too late. This article is first in a series of five on Windows 10 backup and recovery for Surface tablets. ![]()
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