I had a file open in Excel 2002 in which I made some changes, and then
mistakenly closed without saving. But after making those changes, and
before closing, it had remained open for over an hour.

I'd like to recover those changes, and the path specified in the
"AutoRecover save location:" text box in the Options - Save dialog tab is:

C:\Documents and Settings\MyUserName\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\

However, I couldn't find a *.xls file in that directory. (The only thing in
that folder is a file named Excel10.xlb and another folder named XLSTART).

I don't understand why I can't find a backup file in that folder, because
the "Save AutoRecover info every X minutes:" settings are enabled (checked),
and set for every 10 minutes.

According to Excel Help for AutoSave, the file should be saved every 10
minutes in that directory. The "Disable AutoRecover" check box on that same
tab is disabled (unchecked), so it would seem the feature should work.

Is there any reason why the AutoSave feature would not be working as
described in Excel Help, and whether there is another location where it
might have saved the backup file?

Thanks in advance,

Paul