Autorecovery and Saving

[jessenewmark \(remove this\)]

I recently lost a document when my computer crashed and
was only able to save a little work by recovering the
text from a .tmp file after much searching...

If I understand correctly, autorecovery saves probably
didn't work because I save all the time, which deletes
the latest autorecover save... so that if my computer
crashes in the time before the next autorecovery save...
I'm out of luck

Two questions: 1) why is it, and is there any way around
the fact that actually saving the file does not mean it
will be there after a crash... whereas autorecover saves
may be? If I remember right actually closing and
restarting word after a save will protect your saved
file, it seems like there ought to be a work-around...
2) If not, is there a way to set up autorecovery so
saving doesn't delete the file?

Thanks a lot for any help... I know these are long
questions
Jesse

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you have actually saved the document, then the latest saved version will
certainly be available. It won't be presented on startup as an AutoRecovery
save will be, but you should be able to open it from the document folder in
the usual way. If your documents are not being saved when you save, then
there is something outside of Word (such as a virus) operating to prevent
it.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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