Microsoft Word Documents Will Soon Auto-Save to the Cloud by Default
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Microsoft is changing Word's default behavior to auto-save documents to the cloud, sparking discussion about user preferences and control over file saving.
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> You can change how new files are created (either automatically in the cloud or in the traditional way) in the Save page of Word Options by selecting or deselecting Create new files in the cloud automatically.
At least it seems easy to disable