#AUTOSAVE DISABLED EXCEL FOR MAC PC#

Probably the files seen on the PC are actually the online OneDrive files rather than locally saved files. Disable AutoSave by Default in Excel on Mac Expand Excel menu and select Preferences Select Save. Press two times Enter to open the registry (and to confirm that the app is allowed to make changes to the computer).

To achieve this, press the Windows key (or click on start) and type regedit. Autosave does work on my Window PCs - any file opened comes up with autosave on. Follow these steps for adding the registry entry to disable the new AutoSave function in Excel manually.

As to why autosave appeared for the local Office 365 OneDrive files and then disappeared after the Mojave update, I have no idea and it appears no one else does. There is a darker center to it that indicates that the document has not been saved, and it will not change, as it would with autosave enabled. Not a big drama as you can always open and work on the online file (or choose you local file) through File>open.

#AUTOSAVE DISABLED EXCEL FOR MAC UPDATE#

It will automatically update to the online OneDrive after each manual save and reflect the file history. In the dialog box the opens, you will need to type Excel.exe /safe and then press Enter. You will need to go to start on your computer and then type run in the search field and then press enter on the keyboard. If opening a local Mac OneDrive file you need to save the file periodically as we all did before OneDrive came on the scene. You should try letting all of the users that are using the ms excel to run Excel in safe mode so as to check this issue. Autosave only works when you open the file through your online OneDrive and not through the local OneDrive file saved to your Mac.

Autosave disabled excel for mac