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Microsoft Office Autosave will not turn on
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1828883" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>My opinion:</p><p></p><p>Forget Autosave as it does not work most of the time and will lead to data loss if you depend on it. (It's turned on for me but I don't rely on it.)</p><p></p><p>Having said that, this is what I do instead of depending on Autosave:</p><p></p><p>Office 365 - Word - version 16.28 with the latest updates installed. Open Word preferences, Save, and make sure the "Always make a backup" is turned on. (checkmark) After you've done this, go to "File Locations" and specify an easy to find location for the "Auto recovery files". I use my "documents" folder which is easy for me to find for any recovery or backups.</p><p></p><p>After you've done that, Word will create a backup folder with the same name of the file it's backing up. Every time you access the file to make a change, Word will update the backup. Even if you experience a crash of the system, you will at least have the last iteration of the file you were working on in the backup folder.</p><p></p><p>Another thing: Do not use OneDrive to backup files especially if you're sharing with family or other workers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1828883, member: 46727"] My opinion: Forget Autosave as it does not work most of the time and will lead to data loss if you depend on it. (It's turned on for me but I don't rely on it.) Having said that, this is what I do instead of depending on Autosave: Office 365 - Word - version 16.28 with the latest updates installed. Open Word preferences, Save, and make sure the "Always make a backup" is turned on. (checkmark) After you've done this, go to "File Locations" and specify an easy to find location for the "Auto recovery files". I use my "documents" folder which is easy for me to find for any recovery or backups. After you've done that, Word will create a backup folder with the same name of the file it's backing up. Every time you access the file to make a change, Word will update the backup. Even if you experience a crash of the system, you will at least have the last iteration of the file you were working on in the backup folder. Another thing: Do not use OneDrive to backup files especially if you're sharing with family or other workers. [/QUOTE]
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