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Summary
Name	Microsoft Excel Backup
Version
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: x-fmt/23
Family
Classification	Spreadsheet
Disclosure
Description	Microsoft Excel has a built-in AutoRecover feature that has replaced the AutoSave add-in that exists in versions of Excel that are earlier than Microsoft Excel 2002. The AutoRecover feature saves copies of all open Excel files at a user-definable fixed interval. The files can be recovered if Excel closes unexpectedly, for example, during a power failure.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	02 Aug 2005
Source description
Last updated	03 Aug 2015
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