How Autosave in Word works with NetDocuments.

Posted in NetDocuments and ndOffice, NetDocuments Tips on June 6, 2022 by Craig Bayer

AutoSave files stored in the Cloud by default in Word

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/what-is-autosave-6d6bd723-ebfd-4e40-b5f6-ae6e8088f7a5#:~:text=AutoSave%20is%20enabled%20by%20default,Copy%20before%20making%20your%20changes.

This refers to items in OneDrive and SharePoint and not NetDocuments.

The important setting is right below. “Save AutoRecover Information every VALUE minutes

I have this feature turned on, so it saves my Word document every minute.

I have opened up Notes – 4881-1696-5667 in Word.

If I go to “C:\Users\craig\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word” I can see the Word Document in AutoRecovery.

On my windows computer, I manually killed my copy of Word to stimulate a Word Crash.

Once I opened up Word again, I got the following message:

I clicked Save and my changes went back into NetDocuments.

About the Author

Craig Bayer is the founder and leader of Optiable, an award-winning document management (DMS) consulting firm dedicated to helping law firms seamlessly integrate NetDocuments. Specializing in firms with 10 to 150 users, he has successfully guided over 500 law firms across the United States and Canada through NetDocuments implementations since 2010.

With deep expertise in the legal industry, Craig has a proven track record of optimizing technology to meet the unique needs of law firms. His certifications include industry-leading tools such as Amicus Attorney, Centerbase, Clio, PCLaw, HotDocs, TimeMatters, Soluno, and Worldox, enabling him to deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to each client’s workflow and goals.

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