


If you reopen the file after a crash, a version of the file with your latest changes appears in a Document Recovery pane. AutoRecover helps protect files in case of a crash. This will happen if your file is on a SharePoint on premises site, a file server, some other cloud storage service, or saved to a local path like C.įor local storage, AutoRecover can be considered close to accomplishing the same function as AutoSave. If the file is saved to another location (or if it hasn't been saved at all, yet), then AutoSave is disabled. AutoSave is a feature as you have noticed only available for files saved online as stated here:ĪutoSave is enabled when working on a file that is saved to OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, or SharePoint Online.
