What to do when you forget to save a file
When you’ve been working long hours labouring over a large Excel spreadsheet or lengthy Word document, it’s easy to make a mistake.
Tired, and in a hurry to wrap up work for the day, you close your file before hitting save. Panic sinks in as you imagine having to reproduce all the work you’ve lost. Fortunately, there’s a good chance you can recover your file.
Introducing AutoRecover in Microsoft 365
Ideal for just such instances, Microsoft’s AutoRecover feature is designed to ensure unsaved work is recovered.
As standard, this feature is enabled automatically for users, which means that while you are working in an Office app like Word or Excel, your content is being periodically saved in the background.
Typically, 365 will save a copy every 10 minutes; however, you can adjust its frequency if necessary.
Where can I find my recovered file?
If AutoRecover has successfully saved a copy of your file, it won’t be hard to find.
When you open the application you were working in, the recovered file will be listed in the left-hand side bar of the screen. You’ll be presented with two options: to open the file, and to save it.
If this approach fails, your PC may have created a copy as a temporary file. Try typing in the name of your unsaved file in the search field, but change the file extension to .tmp.
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