Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Making Backup Copies.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 8, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
By default, Word does not make backup copies of your files. Instead, the old file is deleted after the new file is written to disk. Other word processors typically provide backup files by default. If you want Word to provide backup files, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Save tab of the Options dialog box.
Backup files are saved with a filename extension of WBK.
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