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Excel Autosave
I Have Office 365 installed in Windows 10 PC. The Excel Version is 1708 Build 8431.2107. I am not able to see the Auto Save icon on the top left corner. I have tried to open the file from One drive but still that Icon is missing. How do I get the Auto save option.
That is the bug
AutoSave is missing from the Office toolbar [FIXED]Last updated: September 29, 2017
ISSUE
AutoSave is no longer available or appearing in the Office toolbar in Office 2016 Version 1707 (Build 8326.2058) or higher.
STATUS: PARTIALLY FIXED
For Excel: This issue is now fixed in Version 1708 (Build 8431.2094). To get the update immediately, open any Office 2016 app and choose File > Account > Update Options > Update Now.
For Word: We are working on a releasing the fix soon. Thanks for your patience.
I would just keep AutoSave Off -- what a nightmare of a feature. Thankfully, I was able to get the previous version of my file back, but I would go with your company's source control software (e.g. Git, SVN, TFS, etc.) instead of AutoSave.
Do you need to be on the Monthly channel for this to work?
Hello,
AutoSave will only be available if the workbook meets a number of requirements. One is the save location, but there are many more things in a workbook that could be responsible for preventing AutoSave. Here's the Support Article:
You may want to start with a simple workbook and copy one sheet after another into it to find out what exactly is preventing AutoSave.
Some 3rd party add-ins may be preventing AutoSave.
