{
  "id": 10730704,
  "title": "Microsoft sends PDFs to strange new worlds instead of SharePoint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/microsoft-sends-pdfs-to-strange-new-worlds-instead-of-sharepoint",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/29/microsoft-sends-pdfs-to-strange-new-worlds-instead-of-sharepoint/5299735"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Microsoft has acknowledged a bug in Word for Windows where saving a PDF document to SharePoint Online can result in the file being saved in an unexpected location with a random name. This issue was introduced in version 2609 of Word and affects users who save documents as PDFs to SharePoint Online using the Save/Save As option. The file is saved in a location on the user's computer (C:\\Users\\[username]\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\INetCache\\Content.MSO), and the random filename can lead to confusion and potential data loss. Word does not display any error message to alert the user of the problem. Microsoft has not yet provided a fix for the issue, but users can potentially resolve it by rolling back the update. This is not the first time Microsoft has faced significant issues this year, with users experiencing a paste glitch, data loss in Microsoft 365, and ongoing problems from a recent Windows update.",
  "summary": "Use SharePoint Online? Keen on PDFs? Then you won't be keen on the latest Word bug",
  "key_points": [
    "Microsoft Word bug saves PDFs to random locations on user's computer",
    "Issue occurs when saving PDFs to SharePoint Online in Word version 2609",
    "Microsoft has not provided a fix yet, users may roll back update"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register Software",
        "title": "Microsoft sends PDFs to strange new worlds instead of SharePoint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/microsoft-sends-pdfs-to-strange-new-worlds-instead-of-sharepoint-10732437",
        "published": "2026-09-29T16:32:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}