Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007 and 2010. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Making Backup Copies.
By default, Word does not make backup copies of your files. Instead, the old file is deleted after the new file is written to disk. Other word processors typically provide backup files by default. If you want Word to provide backup files, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The advanced options of the Word Options dialog box.
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2019-03-30 13:37:31
Allan
When the "Always create backup copy" option is selected, do the following to find the saved document.
• Start>type *.wbk>Select a document to open
• Also try Autorecover (Word) folder or Start>type *.asd
2019-03-29 07:42:57
Lisa Pohlmeyer
Where is the file saved. I tried this two different ways. With the file on my local drive and a file on my network. I don't see a backup file.
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