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I really don't want any of my documents in OnDrive, none! I have no trust in this application. But I can't use Word on my iPad without having it auto-save all documents I work on into the Onedrive I have worked hard to remove. Is there a way to make Word auto-save to another location? Auto-save is necessary, so I can't just turn it of.
PS. I have lost valuable documents because of OneDrive.
A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
Your blank-document workaround sounds worth trying. To check AutoSave, make a small edit in a test document, leave it open in Word, and check whether that change appears in Dropbox. This helps confirm whether it saves during editing, rather than only when you close the document.
Hi R. Helmsdal, try connecting Dropbox directly inside Word: Open > Add a Place > Dropbox, then sign in.
Open your document from that Dropbox location and leave AutoSave on. First use a test document, make a small edit, and check Dropbox to confirm the change has saved.
Word on iPad doesn't work like that. There is no "Add a Place > Dropbox". But it seems as if maybe I can open a already excising document from Dropbox and work on and auto-save will work. So the "note-to-self" is to always have an empty document ready in Dropbox, just in case :)
And to always remember to make a an extra copy before shutting down. This is sadly a step backwards to a time, where you couldn't count that much on computers. Or maybe it's a step forward and only count on our own brains? :-D
It is not clear from the answer if the files opened from Dropbox can be auto-saved to Dropbox. In my experience this is not possible, but I hope I am wrong.