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Excel won't autosave

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by davidm

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I have configured auto save to save every two minutes but it is not working at all

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by lizzy

Have you checked where the default save location is? Also could be saving in your temp files with a generated name.
HTH

by joseph moore

Just to make sure, you added the AutoSave add-in to Excel, and you see it under the Tools menu, right?
Ok, this Technet article:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=213943
says the following about Autosave:

AutoSave does not save data in a separate file; therefore, the AutoSave feature does not prevent file corruption. However, AutoSave protects your data in the event that Excel unexpectedly quits. When you start Excel, AutoSave is not running by default.

So, what is happening, exactly? Any error messages? Do you have the "promtp to save" option selected, and if so, is it prompting you to autosave? Do you have the latest service pack for your version of Excel?

by davidm

I have found what I was looking in for in
microsoft kbid-289273,we were wrongly under the impression it would save a file if you accidently closed it, but this article tells you that if you close a file it empties that temp recovery file.Thanks

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