You can fix this with: defaults write -g NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false You can also have apps default to a blank document instead of the ope

You can fix this with: defaults write -g NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false You can also have apps default to a blank document instead of the open dialog: defaults write -g NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile -bool false