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Settings

This was to replace the AutoSave add-in that existed in Excel 97 and Excel 2000.

Save autorecover info every - (Added in 2002). This is turned on by default and is set to every 10 minutes. (Save tab)

AutoRecover save location - (Added in 2002). This is set to a subdirectory of the Windows application directory, although it can be changed. The default directory is:

Excel 2007 - C:\Documents and Settings\"user name"\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\

Excel 2003 - C:\Documents and Settings\"user name"\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\

Excel 2002 - C:\Documents and Settings\"user name"\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\

Workbook Options

Disable autorecover - This disables the auto recovery feature for the active workbook. (disable recover for this workbook only)