How to Fix Word Documents Not Saving on Mac

Quick Tips

• Check OneDrive storage and your internet connection strength.
• Close Microsoft Word on other devices that are using the app with your account.
• Manually save your Word file on Mac and try the Microsoft Word web version.

Fix 1: Reduce File Size

Step 1: Select File at the top and click on Reduce File Size.

Step 2: Select picture quality and other compression options from the following menu. Hit Ok.

Try saving the Word document again on Mac.

Fix 2: Change Default Save Location

Unlike Windows, Mac users don’t get the option to change the default location to save Word documents. So you need to manually select your document storage location.

Step 1: In your Word document window, click on File at the top-left corner and then select Save As.

Step 2: Choose the location where you want to save your document on your Mac. You will have to repeat the same process every time to change the download location.

Fix 3: Check Microsoft Word Version History

Step 1: Open a document in Microsoft Word, click on File and then select Browse Version History.

Step 2: Open the previous version. You can check who modified it at which time.

Save the previous file and share it with others.