I think the AutoRecover files will be there only when Excel has crashed.
That doesn't have anything to do with AutoSave. Auto save saves your file
with your file name, the same as when you save it yourself. AutoRecover
tucks away a secret copy that gets removed when you close the file. It's
there so you'll have something if Excel has crashed (Oh, what am I
saying? -- software never crashes!). In that case, the file doesn't get
removed, so you have something.

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Earl Kiosterud
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"swatsp0p" wrote in message
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One hope is that you have "Save AutoRecover info..." selected on the
ToolsOptions | Save tab. If so, navigate to the AutoRecover save location
and look for a file with a .xar extension. Do a File Open With and select
Excel. The last auto save will open.

Good Luck.