No you are correct, autorecovery is not a backup per see, it protects you
against crashes but once you successfully save a workbook autorecovery will
not keep a backup copy of a previously saved file. If you select always
create backup in the save as dialogue box it will save a copy of the
previously saved file so unless the OP worked on the file and saved twice
this would have helped her
--
Regards,
Peo Sjoblom
"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Am I confused?
>
> I thought that the AutoRecover option was to do an automatic save to avoid
> losing information that *hasn't* been saved manually (to cope with
> situations like power failures). I thought from
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289273 that the AutoRecover data was
> cleared when a manual save is done.
>
> My understanding is that what was needed to cover the OP's situation is
> *not* the AutoRecover option but the option for "Always create backup".
> Did I misunderstand?
> --
> David Biddulph
>
> "challa prabhu" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:5A73BF9E-6ABB-4A7B-981B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Caution: The moment you notice that the previous version of the file is
>> important, do no save the current file again.
>>
>> Important:
>>
>> You can get back to your previous saved verison only if you have done the
>> following;
>>
>> 1. On the Tools menu, click Options,
>> 2. Click the Save tab.
>> 3. Verify that you have selected the "Save AutoRecover info every" list
>> box,
>> and then if you typed a number value or you have the arrow to the right
>> of
>> the "Save AutoRecover info every" list. You can increase or decrease the
>> value by clicking the up or down arrow key.
>> 4. Save the path for the autorecovery in the AutoRecover save location
>> text
>> path.
>> 5. Under the Workbook option, verify that the Disable AutoRecover
>> checkbox
>> is cleared.
>> 6. Click OK to save the settings and return to the worksheet.
>>
>> Otherwise, you will loose the previous backup file.
>>
>> Note: This is just an assumption. If you have emailed any of the previous
>> backup file to anyone, then you can request them to send back that copy
>> to
>> you. This help you modify the cahnges you require in your workbook.
>>
>> Challa Prabhu
>>
>>
>>
>> "highlandmom" wrote:
>>
>>> I made some changes to a spread sheet that were wrong and then saved the
>>> file
>>> and would like to be able to go back to the previous version of this
>>> file.
>>> Is that possible?
>
>
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