>
> Thanks for the prompt response and i will def have a look at that AutoSafe
> app but i have xl2003 so there should be an autosave file somewhere as it is
> set to autosave every 2 minutes; but i cant find it
>
> "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
> > xl2002 added an autorecovery feature that can be turned on by the user. It
> > saves a copy of the workbook every xx minutes (user selectable).
> >
> > If excel/windows crashes, the next time you open excel, it sees that file and
> > asks if you want to recover from the crash.
> >
> > Before xl2002, there was an autosave addin that you could use. It actually
> > saved the file every xx minutes (againg selectable by the user). But it wasn't
> > made to recover from crashes--it just saved right over the file.
> >
> > Jan Karel Pieterse wrote an addin (works in any version) called AutoSafe (note
> > spelling).
> >
> > It doesn't overwrite the existing workbook when it saves. It saves to a user
> > selectable folder. And when it's done, it either deletes these backups (or puts
> > them in the recycle bin). And the user can always restore the backups from the
> > recycle bin.
> >
> >
http://www.jkp-ads.com/Download.htm> > (look for AutoSafe.zip, not autosafeVBE.zip, for your purposes.)
> >
> > Jan Karel's version will know if there was a crash and prompt you to open the
> > last version it saved.
> >
> > =====
> >
> > And Gord Dibben posted this:
> >
> > Autosave.xla from Office 2000 or 97 will work with Excel 2002 or 2003.
> > If you have a previous copy, move it to your Office\Library.
> > To download the 97 version see here........
> >
http://www.stat.jmu.edu/trep/Marchat/sp2001/Library.htm> >
> > Kat wrote:
> > >
> > > My computer suddenly restarted while a word document and excel sheet were
> > > open and office was set to autosave every 2 minutes so i didnt lose my work,
> > > I found the autosave file for word but there wasnt one for excel. will excel
> > > autosave? and how can i set it up that it will?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson
> >