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There are two ways to recover information. In this example, that means that at most you will have lost 10 minutes worth of work. If the computer you are using crashes while you are working on a document, you will probably have lost some information, but you should be able to recover the last saved autoversion. If Word is closed normally these auto recovery files are not saved. They mean that every 10 minutes, a copy of the work in progress will be automatically saved to the user's N:drive. These are the standard settings for users on IT Services computers. Shown below this is the AutoRecover file location which in this example is "N:\" - ie the individual N:drive for the user.

Tick 'Keep the last saved autoversion if I close without saving' check box.

In the minutes box, type or select a number to determine how often you want to save files eg every 10 minutes.

Tick the Save AutoRecover information every check box.

In Word 2016, you can see how this is set up in the Options. But AutoRecover does not replace regularly saving your files, you must still do this. Of course, the best way to guard against this risk is to be in the habit of regularly saving your files while you are working (every 10 minutes is recommended).įortunately many programs, such as Microsoft Word, have an in-built "auto-save" function that automatically backs up a copy of your work every few minutes.

This can be very frustrating and lead to a lot of extra work. If you are part-way through working on a document when due to circumstances outside your control (such as the computer crashing or a network problem), you are unable to continue, there is a danger that the changes you have made will have been lost. 1643How can I recover a Word document I was working on when my computer crashed?