Tools|Options|Save Tab
(xl2003 menu system)

Notice the location of the autorecover save location.

Close Excel
Go to that folder using windows explorer
delete all the *.xar files

I've never seen them not disappear, for what little that is worth.

OutsourceMR wrote:

How can I stop the same two Recovered files from appearing in the recovery
pane. I have saved them over and over and yet the recovery pane continues to
appear with them.

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Dave Peterson