WD: Autosave Creates File with .ASD Extension

ID: Q77533

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

When you use the Microsoft Word Automatic Recover option, Word creates a file with the extension .ASD. This file is the product of the Automatic Recover feature of Word for Windows and is created when the option is selected. To turn on this feature, follow these steps:

Word 97

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the Save tab.

3. Click to select the Save AutoRecover Info Every check box and set the 

   number of minutes between saves, and then click OK.
For more information about where the AutoRecover files are saved, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q157464
   TITLE     : WD97: Where Settings Are Stored in the Registry

Word version 6.0/95

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. Click the Save tab.

3. Click to select the Automatic Save Every check box and set the number of 

   minutes between saves, and then click OK.
For more information about where the Autosave files are stored, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q105593
   TITLE     : List of WINWORD6.INI Settings: Word Default Settings

   ARTICLE-ID: Q135872
   TITLE     : WD95: Where Settings Are Stored in the Registry

Word version 2.x

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. From the Category box, click Save.

3. Check the Automatic Save Every option, and enter the number of 

   minutes you want between automatic saves in the spin box.
You can use this file to recover a document that you have not given a name. To recover a file, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, click Open and find the location specified by 

   the "AUTOSAVE-path=."
2. Change the extension to *.ASD and click OK. This allows Word to 
   open the document. The file is updated only as often as you specify
   the Automatic Save feature to do so.
For more information about where the Autosave files are stored, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q78234
   TITLE     : Documented WIN.INI Settings for Word for Windows 2.0
KBCategory: kbother KBSubcategory: Additional query words: winword winword2 word6 macword 6.0 6.0.1 winword 7.0 word95 word7 6.0a 6.0c 2.0 

Keywords          : winword macword word6 winword2 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a- CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97

Last Reviewed: November 18, 1997