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Changing an Invalid Autosave Folder
Excel allows you to specify where it stores various files used by the program. One location you can specify is where Autosave files should be saved. If you specify a folder that later becomes unavailable, however, you could end up with a headache.

Using AutoSave in Excel
It is a good precaution to periodically save your work. That way, if you have an unforeseen problem with your computer, you only lose what you were working on between the last save and the problem. Depending on your version of Excel, you can implement AutoSave either through an add-in or natively in the program. This tip explains how.