AutoRecover save location

This policy setting allows you to specify the location where AutoRecover information is to be saved. Directing the location to a network drive may allow you to back up these files along with other network files.

If you enable this policy setting, you may specify the location where AutoRecover information is to be saved.

If you disable or you do not configure this policy setting, the default location is %userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel.

Supported on: At least Windows 7

AutoRecover save location

Registry HiveHKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry Pathsoftware\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\excel\options
Value Nameautorecoverpath
Value TypeREG_EXPAND_SZ
Default Value%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel

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