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If your computer crashes or locks up while you are working on a document in OpenOffice.org, your work may not be lost permanently if you have enabled the OpenOffice AutoRecovery feature. This feature periodically creates backups of open documents. If you do not see a prompt to recover your unsaved work when you restart your computer and launch OpenOffice, open the document recovery folder to find the file.
Recovering Unsaved Work
1.This website uses cookies to deliver its services, to personalize ads and to analyze traffic. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. Jun 5, 2019 - Unfortunately, some documents might not be recoverable. For example, if you have not saved the document at all, the whole document might.
Launch an OpenOffice utility, such as OpenOffice Writer, from the OpenOffice.org folder on the Start menu.
2.Click the 'Tools' menu at the top of the application window, and then click 'Options.'
3.Click the plus sign next to the OpenOffice.org heading in the left column, and then click 'Paths.'
4.Locate the folder path displayed next to Backups on the right side of the window. OpenOffice saves all document recovery information in this folder.
5.Open the Start menu, and then click 'Computer.' Use Windows Explorer to navigate to the folder you found in the previous step, such as C:Documents and SettingsOwnerApplication DataOpenOffice.org3userbackup. Double-click the document to open it.
Enabling AutoRecovery
1.Click the 'Tools' menu at the top of the OpenOffice application window, and then click 'Options.'
2.Click the plus sign next to the Load/Save heading in the left column, and then click 'General.'
3.Place a check in the Save AutoRecovery Information Every box.
4.Enter a number next to the Minutes field to indicate how often OpenOffice should save your document while you work on it.
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