With some setups, it's quicker to save files directly to your own computer and wait for them to sync, rather than save directly to the cloud.

Please follow these instructions if:

• You find that you save files from a Microsoft Office application and you don't see it immediately
• You save files as PDF for example, and the file appears to be missing
• You mostly work on files on your own and not at the same time as other people

Once you turn this setting off, when you save a file, it will save directly to your computer and sync shortly after. 

1. Right-click on your OneDrive icon in the taskbar, and select Settings as shown:

2. Go to the Office Tab and untick the option 'Use office applications to sync office files that I open' as shown here:

3. Click OK to close the window.

Now, when you edit documents, Autosave will be turned off by default like this:

You can turn it on for a document you want to edit at the same time as other people.  The most reliable way of editing a document that's going to be simultaneously worked on my more than one person is to use the portal.   

To open a file from the portal for editing in Word, Excel or Powerpoint rather than the 'web apps'

In the portal, simply right-click on a file and select 'open' then 'open in app'.  This will open the file for simultaneous working directly from the portal.  The file will be saved straight back to the cloud.