WD: Autosave Creates File with .ASD Extension

ID: Q77533

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

When you use the Microsoft Word Automatic Recover option, Word creates a file with the extension .ASD. This file is the product of the Automatic Recover feature of Word for Windows and is created when the option is selected. To turn on this feature, follow these steps:

Word 97

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.


  2. Click the Save tab.


  3. Click to select the Save AutoRecover Info Every check box and set the number of minutes between saves, and then click OK.


For more information about where the AutoRecover files are saved, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q157464 WD97: Where Settings Are Stored in the Registry

Word version 6.0/95

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.


  2. Click the Save tab.


  3. Click to select the Automatic Save Every check box and set the number of minutes between saves, and then click OK.


For more information about where the Autosave files are stored, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q105593 List of WINWORD6.INI Settings: Word Default Settings

Q135872 WD95: Where Settings Are Stored in the Registry

Word version 2.x

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.


  2. From the Category box, click Save.


  3. Check the Automatic Save Every option, and enter the number of minutes you want between automatic saves in the spin box.


You can use this file to recover a document that you have not given a name. To recover a file, follow these steps:

  1. On the File menu, click Open and find the location specified by the "AUTOSAVE-path=."


  2. Change the extension to *.ASD and click OK. This allows Word to open the document. The file is updated only as often as you specify the Automatic Save feature to do so.


For more information about where the Autosave files are stored, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q78234 Documented WIN.INI Settings for Word for Windows 2.0

Additional query words: winword winword2 word6 macword 6.0 7.0 word95 word7 2.0

Keywords : winword macword word6 winword2
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1; WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: September 22, 1999
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