

Suppose you open several spreadsheets in Excel and the power goes out. It also saves your workspace (if it can). Learn moreĪutoRecover saves more than your files. On the other hand, if you want to make Office slightly faster, try entering a larger number in the minutes box, like 20. That way, you’ll never lose more than 5 or 10 minutes of work.

To be extra safe, enter a small number in the minutes box, like 5 or 10. For example, if the recovery file is saved only every 15 minutes, your recovered file won't contain your last 14 minutes of work before the power failure or other problem occurred.

The amount of new information that the recovered file contains depends on how frequently an Office program saves the recovery file. To be sure you don’t lose your latest work, select Save (or press Ctrl+S) often. Important: Even if you've set up AutoRecover, the Save button is still your best friend. Meanwhile, here are some ways to avoid losing work when an app suddenly stops working. If you've already experienced a document closure and the Document Recovery task pane appears, see Recover your Office files.

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