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Suzanne S. Barnhill Suzanne S. Barnhill is offline
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Default How do you find a document you forgot to save?

AutoRecover is useful only when you do not voluntarily close the file or
shut down Word without saving. AutoRecovery saves are deleted when you do
either. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"JmBears99" wrote in message
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I typed a paper then forgot to save it, turned the computer off, but on my
computer I had checked that automatically saved every ten minutes, and now

I
can't find the document.