Same Recovered Excel Files Continue to appear in Recovery Pane

[OutsourceMR]

How can I stop the same two Recovered files from appearing in the recovery
pane. I have saved them over and over and yet the recovery pane continues to
appear with them.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Tools|Options|Save Tab
(xl2003 menu system)

Notice the location of the autorecover save location.

Close Excel
Go to that folder using windows explorer
delete all the *.xar files

I've never seen them not disappear, for what little that is worth.

 

[Gord Dibben]

What I would question is why are you getting the Recovery Pane coming up so
often.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[OutsourceMR]

The same two files pop up everytime someone goes into it. Anyway, it is the
oddest thing.

Thanks.

 

[OutsourceMR]

No .Xar files are in that location. Yet, it keeps coming up.

Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[Dave Peterson]

How about using Windows|search and look for *.xar files?

Or let excel recover the files and then type:
=cell("Filename",a1)
to see what's returned?

 

[OutsourceMR]

Already did a regular search.

Will try your other suggestion.

Thanks.

 

[OutsourceMR]

It is Excel 2007 by the way.