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timinbru
Feb 11, 2024Copper Contributor
Prompt to save changes in Word
I have recently set up a new laptop. When I close Word documents, I no longer get a dialogue box asking me if I want to save changes to the document. The changes are saved automatically. 95% of the t...
Charles_Kenyon
Feb 11, 2024Bronze Contributor
There have been many posts from people who have lost work relying on AutoSave. Yes, it can be convenient. I generally avoid working on documents on OneDrive and very seldom will edit one using the browser Word program.
I urge you to look at the page Automatically backup Word documents by Graham Mayor, MVP for a true and working AutoSave as well as the quirks and failings of Microsoft's scheme.