Thanks Roger, My problem was that I forget to save as I went. This meant that I had to go through the document again and repeat my work. It's all right, I learned my lesson, again. Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Levine To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 7:00 PM Subject: Re: auto recovery pane Hi, I read some of the material, but it would take a lot of time to evaluate this feature, but it appears that it can cause problems. It is no substitute for normal saving of documents as you work. The article advised to clear out old W.Bk files occasionally as they can fill up your disk. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Bron To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:12 PM Subject: Re: auto recovery pane Just read it. Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: G.W. Cox To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 6:01 PM Subject: Re: auto recovery pane You have to have some kind of autosave or backup enabled. More here http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/AutomaticSave.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Levine To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 1:13 PM Subject: Re: auto recovery pane Hi judith, I do not know what is Windows Auto Recovery. I have never encountered this problem. Perhaps someone else on the list can assist you. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Bron To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:52 AM Subject: auto recovery pane What is windows auto recovery? How can you access it? My computer crashes and I'm told that some documents have been placed there. I just don't know how to access them. Thanks, Judith