Microsoft Excel Backup

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Microsoft Excel has a built-in AutoRecover feature that has replaced the AutoSave add-in that exists in versions of Excel that are earlier than Microsoft Excel 2002. The AutoRecover feature saves copies of all open Excel files at a user-definable fixed interval. The files can be recovered if Excel closes unexpectedly, for example, during a power failure.

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• Microsoft Excel 2000reads
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• Wikidata Q45028191

From PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.

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