Oh No, you forgot to save your document, or there was an unplanned disruption, such as a power outage or your computer happened to shut down unexpectedly! 

What can you do?

Some Office applications for Windows and Mac have a feature called AutoRecover that attempts to recover files automatically in case of an unplanned interruption. 

Office 365 -  Excel/OneNote/PowerPoint/Word (Windows)

Change where to save AutoRecover files in Excel/PowerPoint/Word:

1. Go to File > Options > Save
2. Under Save documents, click Browse and type or browse to a path in the AutoRecover file location field.
   
3. Select OK.

NOTE: You can also change how frequently AutoRecover files are automatically saved.
     

OneNote – automatically saves your notes in a Backup Folder:

1. Choose File > Options.
2. In the OneNote Options dialog box, choose Save & Backup.
3. On the right, under Save, choose Backup Folder > Modify.
4. Choose File > Options.
5. In the OneNote Options dialog box, choose Save & Backup.
6. On the right, under Save, choose Backup Folder > Modify.

Word In Mac

Change where to save AutoRecover files in Word (Mac):

1. Go to Word > Preferences.
2. Under Personal Settings, select File Locations.
3. Under File locations, select AutoRecover files > Modify.
4. Find the location where you want to automatically save files, and then select Open or Choose.
   NOTE: In Excel or PowerPoint, the AutoRecover file location cannot be changed.

Change how frequently AutoRecover files are automatically saved:

1. Go to Word > Preferences.
2. Select Save.
3. In the Save AutoRecover info or AutoSave or AutoRecover info every box, enter how frequently you want the program to save documents.

References/Links

Change save frequency and where Word AutoRecovery files are stored

Recover files in Office for Mac

Back up notes