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# Saving Documents Automatically

The following two options are turned on by default on new installations.

## To create a backup file every time you save a document

1. Choose LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - Load/Save - General.

2. Mark \<emph\>Always create backup copy\</emph\>.

If the \<emph\>Always create backup copy\</emph\> option is selected, the old version of the file is saved to the backup directory whenever you save the current version of the file.

- You can change the backup directory by choosing LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - LibreOffice - Paths, then change the Backups path in the dialog.

- The backup copy has the same name as the document, but the extension is .BAK. If the backup folder already contains such a file, it will be overwritten without warning.

## To save recovery information automatically every n minutes

1. Choose LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - Load/Save - General.

2. Mark \<emph\>Save AutoRecovery information every\</emph\> and select the time interval.

This command saves the information necessary to restore the current document in case of a crash. Additionally, in case of a crash LibreOffice tries automatically to save AutoRecovery information for all open documents, if possible.

נושאים קשורים

Saving Documents in Other Formats

Saving Documents

פתיחה

LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - Load/Save - General

Error Report Tool

Wiki article about preventing data loss when working on documents