When I save a new file, Writer always saves the file in- C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOfficeDev\4\user\template ...instead of the default path I have set for My Documents (D:\Downloads). I have to change the path for saving each new file. I have been using the master daily builds for a very long time. I download a new master almost every month. The default path used to work in earlier versions without any issue.
https://help.libreoffice.org/26.2/en-US/text/shared/guide/workfolder.html?&DbPAR=WRITER&System=WIN
(In reply to m_a_riosv from comment #1) > https://help.libreoffice.org/26.2/en-US/text/shared/guide/workfolder. > html?&DbPAR=WRITER&System=WIN Thanks for the link. I know this, and set the path correctly to D:\Downloads. But Writer ignores that.
I started LibreOffice in Safe mode, and then checked the path. Strangely, all paths have "onedrive" in them. I changed it to D:\Downloads. Then I created a dummy file for trial, and then saved it. It also ignores the Path I had just set, and goes back to original path.
I uninstalled LibreOffice completely using BCUninstaller, and wiped all leftover components. I deleted the installation folder. Then I restarted the laptop. Then I downloaded the latest alpha LibreOffice, and installed it in a new folder. (Path: C:\Program Files\Util\libreOfficeDev 26). Then I started the LO, and saved a new document, it offered me this path: C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOfficeDev\4\user\template <== REF1 I did not want this path. I opened the Options > LibreOfficeDev > Paths screen. It shows this path: C:\Users\<UserName>\OneDrive\Documents <== REF2 It should have been same as REF1. Anyhow, I changed this path to D:\Download <== REF3 Now if I save any new document, it should be saved in this path. But it shows me the path in REF1! -------------------------------------------------------------- After installation, I had changed the Default template. At that time, the original default template showed locked, and it allowed me to save only a copy. So I named the edited template as "MyDefault" and saved it in "My templates" group. Then I checked the "set as default" check box. However, I do not expect that to influence the default folder for *.dot files!
I found a way to reproduce the bug: Note that my default save path was D:\Downloads at the beginning, before the following experiment began. 1. Press CTRL+SHFT+N 2. Right-click on the Default template, and select Edit. 3. LO tells you that another (unknown) user has locked the file, and allows you to open a copy. [BUG#1] 4. Edit the file (I typically set narrower margins and A4 paper size) 5. File > Templates >Save as template 6. Name the new template as "MyTemplate" in "Styles" category. 7. Select the "Select as default" checkbox. 8. Press OK. -------------- 9. launch a new file (CTRL+N) 10. Press CTRL+S (you need not edit it, as all we are doing is to check the save path). LO shows"C:\Users\<userName>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOfficeDev\4\user\template" path. [BUG#2] -------------- 11. Abort. Quit the file. 12. Press CTRL+SHFT+N. 13. Right-click on the newly created template, and select "Reset Default". 14. Press OK. --------------- 15. Now create a new file in Writer (CTRL+N. 16. Press CTRL+S. LO shows the correct path (D:\Downloads). Conclusion: As long as I use a different template, my default path changes to the Template folder. If I reset the template to default, Writer saves in my default path. [BUG]
bibisected with win64-25.8 commit 5683376d063569368bd7d3036ec6ce725134bb08 author Samuel Mehrbrodt tdf#165392 Save as should default to current document directory as well adding to CC:Samuel Mehrbrodt Please, take a look? The template folder is where new documents created using the template will be saved.
*** Bug 167722 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 167845 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Samuel Mehrbrodt committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/a4349c502eb2169b3f83d58e49a7871a341daf76 tdf#167845 Don't preselect the template path It will be available in 26.2.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Daily builds have stopped for many weeks/months! https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master/current.html It just reports "no build available" for Windows 64. (I am using Win 11, 64 bit)
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