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I cannot save new Excel files to documents anymore. A ghost file is created with 0 kb. Can only save it to Desktop. It happened before and Copilot let me crate a documents_new folder and upload all files to there.
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Hi!
Can you create a new folder or file in Documents using File Explorer (Right-click > New > File or Folder)?
Are your user folders synced with OneDrive? Right-click the cloud icon on the taskbar (near the sound icon) > Gear icon > Settings > Sync and backup > Manage backup > Send me a screenshot.
The backup function shows the wrong folder users\myname\documents. It must be users\myname\onedrive\documents. I had the same problem with excel before. I tried to solve it with copilot by creating a documents_new folder. Excel saved to my normal folders at the new place users\myname\onedrive\documents_new. After a few weeks I tried to use the normal users\myname\onedrive\documents again and after a few days also backed it up again to Onedrive. All went well until excel shows the same problem again.
Where exactly does the path users\myname\documents appear? Please send me a screenshot.
You created the new folder Documentos_new, but did you make any changes to the OneDrive settings—under "Manage Backup"—or in the "Properties > Location" tab for the Documents folder?