Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 29, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Word has a feature that causes automatic saving of temporary files, in case there is a problem with your computer. (You know the routine—power goes out, whatever.) This feature is called AutoRecover. When an AutoRecover file is saved to disk, it is normally placed in the directory with the original file. If you want Word to place the AutoRecover files in a different directory, you can specify the directory by following these steps:
Figure 1. The File Locations tab of the Options dialog box.
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