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Backup file
How do I create a backup file to be stored at different directory? How to
specify the directory that I want the backup file to be stored? Thanks, Tom |
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Try Tools - Options - Save. This will automatically save a copy of your file
every x minutes to the directory of your choice. HTH -- Sincerely, Michael Colvin " wrote: How do I create a backup file to be stored at different directory? How to specify the directory that I want the backup file to be stored? Thanks, Tom |
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Do I need to set up my file to always create backup?
Does this saving feature save only the copy of my backup and not the original file? Thanks, Tom "Michael" wrote: Try Tools - Options - Save. This will automatically save a copy of your file every x minutes to the directory of your choice. HTH -- Sincerely, Michael Colvin " wrote: How do I create a backup file to be stored at different directory? How to specify the directory that I want the backup file to be stored? Thanks, Tom |
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It will always create an autorecovery file - not quite the same as a backup.
If you don't want to create your own backup when closing the file then maybe one of the MVP's who visit this site can suggest other settings or provide you with VBA code that will automatically save a second copy of your file to a different directory. Afraid that part is over my head. -- Sincerely, Michael Colvin " wrote: Do I need to set up my file to always create backup? Does this saving feature save only the copy of my backup and not the original file? Thanks, Tom "Michael" wrote: Try Tools - Options - Save. This will automatically save a copy of your file every x minutes to the directory of your choice. HTH -- Sincerely, Michael Colvin " wrote: How do I create a backup file to be stored at different directory? How to specify the directory that I want the backup file to be stored? Thanks, Tom |
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I save my files normally. Then I'll use windows explorer to copy them to my
backup folders (LAN drives, CD/DVD's, or whatever). But if you wanted, you could have a workbook event that saves a copy to a specified folder each time you save the workbook. Option Explicit Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean) On Error Resume Next MkDir "C:\mybackups" Me.SaveCopyAs Filename:="c:\mybackups\mynamehere.xls" On Error GoTo 0 End Sub This code goes under the ThisWorkbook module. And it overwrites the previous backup (if it exists) each time you save your file. If you're new to macros, you may want to read David McRitchie's intro at: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm wrote: How do I create a backup file to be stored at different directory? How to specify the directory that I want the backup file to be stored? Thanks, Tom -- Dave Peterson |
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