Auto backup copies

[Lila]

Why do my documents automatically create backup copies? My document file is
full of duplicate copies...sometimes I have backups of backups, it gets very
cluttered.

 

[PJY]

This explanation is for Word 2003 - Go to tools/options/save tab - then
uncheck "Always create backup copy"

 

[Jay Freedman]

Why do my documents automatically create backup copies? My document
file is full of duplicate copies...sometimes I have backups of
backups, it gets very cluttered.

In the Tools > Options > Save dialog (or in Word 2007, Office button > Word
Options > Advanced > Save), the option "Always save backups copies" is
checked. This is actually a Good Thing, because it can sometimes let you
retrieve the original document when you accidentally save something else to
the same filename -- there are people crying about that in the newsgroups
two or three times a week.

If you don't want the backups, and especially the backups of backups, delete
them occasionally.

For another way of handling the situation, see
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[PJY]

We have the ability to go to previous version so for us a backup copy just
takes up space