Autorecovery saves a recovery file every few minutes at the frequency set in
tools > options. It is no guarantee that in the event of a crash you will be
able to use it to recover your work, but it is probably better than nothing
and relies on the recoivery properties of Windows XP and NTFS filing systems
to provide any real hope of recovery. FAT32 filing systems do not recover
nearly so well.
I would urge you to run the Windows check disk utility to verify the status
of your filing system and correct any problems.
Autorecovery isn't a backup system and is no substitute for regular saving
of the document. See also
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm
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