how to open textedit in a new document instead of In an existing document

I would like textedit to open in a fresh document. Now it shows me existing documents on the desktop.

I looked in the preferences but there is nothing to be found.

Could anyone please advise how to?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Oct 26, 2022 03:04 AM

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Posted on Oct 26, 2022 03:19 AM

System Preferences > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options. Uncheck TextEdit.

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