Re: Preferences bug?

You can't tell it where to put the backups. Backup copies are *always*
stored in the same folder as the original file - Are you saving your files
to the Desktop? If so, that's why the backups are being stored there. There
is no option to change that. If you want to have the backups in a different
location you'll have to move them in Finder.

If you're saving the files to other folders but their backups are being
created on the Desktop it suggests a file management problem at the OS
level. Repair Disk *Permissions* is not what I suggested. There is a second
feature of Disk Utility which is Verify/Repair Disk... *Verify Disk* is what
I wrote. Run that to see if any errors are detected. Check Disk Utility's
Help for further instructions on its use.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 3/25/09 9:57 AM, in article
386ba38c-df03-48fc-ad25-2c2b6dc50c8f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mark
Pavlick" <mvp1@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mar 24, 6:57 pm, CyberTaz <onlygeneralt...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Before we go off chasing a ghost I'd like to better understand why you want
to have the AutoRecover files created in a location other than the
default... which is also in the MUD. These files are only temporary in the
first place and are not "backups". When the file to which one pertains is
closed in a normal manner the AutoRecover Data for that file is deleted.

As to why AutoRecover Data files are being created on the desktop, I'm not
100% sure. The only time I've seen anything like that happen it has been due
to file system errors. I' first of all run Disk Utility - Verify Disk to see
if it turns up anything & proceed accordingly.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 3/24/09 5:30 PM, in article
876e6f75-0365-4ff5-ab5f-5d0ac545a...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mark

Pavlick" <m...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mar 24, 12:30 pm, CyberTaz <onlygeneralt...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
How - exactly - did you tell Word to save your backups to a folder? Word
always saves backups in the same location as the file it's backing up.
AFAIK, there is no setting in Preferences or otherwise to change that.

I believe what you may have done is to specify a default location for
AutoRecover Data in Word> Preferences> File Locations, but that has
*nothing* to do with backup files. AutoRecover Data is a temporary file
containing only the recent unsaved changes so that Word can attempt recover
that data for you in the event of a critical failure. Those files are
typically deleted once the file is safely closed & saved.

PS: I'd also suggest that you get out of the habit of saving files on your
desktop. It may seem "convenient" initially but it soon becomes a rat's
nest
& OS X doesn't handle the desktop the same way it handles folders.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 3/24/09 10:47 AM, in article
3a830c9b-0e8d-43d9-8698-a8f08b68a...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Mark

Pavlick" <m...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
List members:

    I've asked Word 2008 via Preferences functioning on my Intel Mac
running 10.5.6 to save backup copies of documents in a specific
folder. Word repeatedly fails to do this, putting the backups instead
on my Desktop.

   Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

    - Mark Pavlick

    In "File Locations" under "Preferences" there is a choice for
choosing the location for Autorecover files. I created a folder named
"Backups" in my Microsoft User Directory folder. For whatever reason
Word won't accept this location, instead leaves these Autorecover
files on my desktop.
    Thanks for any information.

If you will look under Preferences under "Save" there is an
option that can be checked for "Always create backup copies.". I do
like backup copies, so I checked it.
Another Preference, under "File Locations", is to specify where
Autorecover files should be stored. I chose the MUD folder.
Going back to my original question...if these two file types
aren't the same thing, how do I tell Word where to put the backup
copies? For whatever reason Word is putting them on the desktop. This
isn't something I chose.
I've fixed permissions multiple times.
Thanks for any information.

.

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