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How to change save as default location in Excel?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-07-30

When you finish a workbook and save it, Excel will automatically save the file to My Documents folder. But, sometimes, you need to save the workbook to another folder which you always use. In this case, you need to find the location that you need in the Save As dialog box. And this may be annoying for you to locate the folder each time. How could you change the default location to another location you use in Excel?

Change the default file location to another folder in Excel

arrow blue right bubbleChange the default file location to another folder in Excel

To change the default file location to another folder on your computer, please do as follows:

1. Click File > Options, and an Excel Options dialog box will display.

2. In the Excel Options dialog, click Save in the left pane, and then you can replace the Default file location with your desired folder in the text box. See screenshot:

change save location to go to the Excel Options dialog

3. After entering the new save location, then click OK. Next time when you save a new workbook file, it will be saved to the default file location you specified.

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