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Find a document that I did not save but have automatic save set
I accidently closed a research paper without saving it or naming the paper.
However I do have automatic save set to save ever 10 minutes where can I find my document? |
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Find a document that I did not save but have automatic save set
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:48:01 -0700, Jodi
wrote: I accidently closed a research paper without saving it or naming the paper. However I do have automatic save set to save ever 10 minutes where can I find my document? What you think is "automatic save" is nothing of the sort. Word saves an "AutoRecover" copy only as long as you're actually working on the file, in case Word crashes and restarts. If you close the document normally, Word deletes the AutoRecover file. You might -- with very low probability -- be able to find a temporary file with some of your text by using the Windows search to look for any file containing a word or phrase that you remember as being in your document. To prevent mistakes like this in the future, (1) ALWAYS press Ctrl+S every time you stop to think about what to write, or before you walk away from the keyboard, and (2) use a backup macro like the one in http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm. Or get (currently free beta) Word 2010, which finally does save a copy of any unsaved document when you close. To repeat: NEVER work for more than about 10 minutes without saving the document! -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Find a document that I did not save but have automatic save set
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 08:48:01 -0700, Jodi
wrote: I accidently closed a research paper without saving it or naming the paper. However I do have automatic save set to save ever 10 minutes where can I find my document? What you think is "automatic save" is nothing of the sort. Word saves an "AutoRecover" copy only as long as you're actually working on the file, in case Word crashes and restarts. If you close the document normally, Word deletes the AutoRecover file. You might -- with very low probability -- be able to find a temporary file with some of your text by using the Windows search to look for any file containing a word or phrase that you remember as being in your document. To prevent mistakes like this in the future, (1) ALWAYS press Ctrl+S every time you stop to think about what to write, or before you walk away from the keyboard, and (2) use a backup macro like the one in http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm. Or get (currently free beta) Word 2010, which finally does save a copy of any unsaved document when you close. To repeat: NEVER work for more than about 10 minutes without saving the document! -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Find a document that I did not save but have automatic save set
As Jay says, there is no "automatic save" in Word; see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm for further explanation of Save Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jodi" wrote in message ... I accidently closed a research paper without saving it or naming the paper. However I do have automatic save set to save ever 10 minutes where can I find my document? |
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Find a document that I did not save but have automatic save set
As Jay says, there is no "automatic save" in Word; see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm for further explanation of Save Options. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jodi" wrote in message ... I accidently closed a research paper without saving it or naming the paper. However I do have automatic save set to save ever 10 minutes where can I find my document? |
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