In addition, Microsoft notes, “AutoRecover is only effective for unplanned disruptions, such as a power outage or a crash. It doesn’t always work, though – for example, if you don’t properly open Excel after the crash, or if the crash doesn’t meet Microsoft’s definition of a crash. AutoRecover doesn’t save your files in real time instead, every several minutes it saves an AutoRecover file that you can try to recover after a crash. xls format or files you save to your hard drive.ĪutoSave is a vast improvement over the previous the AutoRecover feature built into Excel. It won’t work with files saved in the older Excel.
It only works only on documents stored in OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online. It automatically saves your files for you, so you won’t have to worry about system crashes, power outages, Excel crashes and similar problems. If you’re worried that you’ll lose your work on a worksheet because you don’t constantly save it, you’ll welcome the new AutoSave feature. Of 2 Use AutoSave to provide a safety net as you work
