Word has a feature that causes automatic saving of temporary files, in case there is a problem with your computer. (You know the routine—power goes out, whatever.) This feature is called AutoRecover. When an AutoRecover file is saved to disk, it is normally placed in a directory that is related to your Windows profile. If you want Word to place the AutoRecover files in a different directory, you can specify the directory by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Save options of the Word Options dialog box.
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2015-03-21 05:06:56
Rakesh Gupta
Nice tip. However, I tried to change the setting on my Computer, I am not getting the option of keeping last auto saved version if I close the file without saving.
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