OFF2000: Error Message "Cannot save <file name> in Recent folder"

ID: Q224119

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000

ERROR MESSAGE

When you save your Office document, the following error message appears

Cannot save '<File Name>' in Recent folder.

where <File Name> is the name of your document.

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/alerts.htm

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.

CAUSE

This problem will occur when you click the History folder in the Save As dialog box and then attempt to save your Office document.

WHAT TO TRY

The History folder extends the functionality of the most recently used (MRU) file list. This folder contains shortcuts to documents you have worked on in the Office programs. The History folder, actually named Recent, is located in the C:\Windows\Application data\Microsoft\Office\Recent folder. However, you cannot save files to this folder. This folder is reserved for managing shortcuts to files used in Office and cannot be written to from any Office program.

Additional query words: OFF2000


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
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