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locatio of Backup files
Using Word XP on Windows XP.
It seems that with this new release (I just upgraded a couple of months ago), Backup files are stored in the same folder as the active file. Is there a way to direct Word to place Backup files elsewhere? I can't seem to see a setting for these files in the Tools Options File Locations tab. (I've reconfigured the "AutoRecover Files" part of this page, but that doesn't seem to affect Backup files.) Thanks for any help. Barbara |
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No, there is not. That is where they go. I suspect that the reason for this
is to avoid name conflicts and accidentally overwriting the backup for a different document with the same name. I believe Graham Mayor has written a utility to allow you to store a duplicate or backup in a different folder. You might check on his site. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Barbara White" wrote in message ... Using Word XP on Windows XP. It seems that with this new release (I just upgraded a couple of months ago), Backup files are stored in the same folder as the active file. Is there a way to direct Word to place Backup files elsewhere? I can't seem to see a setting for these files in the Tools Options File Locations tab. (I've reconfigured the "AutoRecover Files" part of this page, but that doesn't seem to affect Backup files.) Thanks for any help. Barbara |
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Backup (.bak, .wbk) files have always been stored in the same folder, for
the reasons Charles mentions. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Barbara White" wrote in message ... Using Word XP on Windows XP. It seems that with this new release (I just upgraded a couple of months ago), Backup files are stored in the same folder as the active file. Is there a way to direct Word to place Backup files elsewhere? I can't seem to see a setting for these files in the Tools Options File Locations tab. (I've reconfigured the "AutoRecover Files" part of this page, but that doesn't seem to affect Backup files.) Thanks for any help. Barbara |
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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Backup (.bak, .wbk) files have always been stored in the same folder, for the reasons Charles mentions. I never noticed them before! Maybe I had a different View setting configured for my Windows folders. I'll look into that aspect of it. Thanks, everyone. --Barbara |
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