Specify a location for automatically recovered files:

Welcome to the second installment of a weekly email from the tech support help desk.Last week we learned how-to make MS Word save Autorecovery files in in the background every 5 minutes. This tip allows you to change where that AutoRecovery temporary file is saved. The helpdesk recommends making a "Word Autorecovery" folder in you’re my Documents to save these files for easy access and server back-ups.

(Adapted from MS Word Help)

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
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2.Then click the File Locations tab.

3. In the File types box, click AutoRecover files.

4. Click Modify.

5. If you want to store automatically recovered files in a different folder, locate and open the folder. I keep my automatically recovered files in a folder within My Documents. That way if my computer goes up in the middle of project, even my recovery files are backed-up on the server.

Note: AutoRecover is not a replacement for regularly saving your documents. If you choose not to save the recovery file after Word opens it, the file is deleted and your unsaved changes are lost. If you save the recovery file, it replaces the original document (unless you specify a new file name).Next week we'll discuss back-up and recovery tool in Microsoft Word