How to make backup files of active workbooks in Microsoft Excel?
Supposing you make several wrong operations in a big workbook, of course you can restore the workbook by pressing Undo button. But pressing Undo button for dozens of times seems not a good way. This article introduces some tricks to make backup versions of active workbook, so that you can restore it conveniently and quickly.
- Make backup file of active workbook with Excel's AutoRecover command
- Make backup file of active workbook with Kutools for Excel
Make backup for active workbook with Excel's AutoRecover command
By default, Microsoft Excel will automatically backup active workbook, so you can restore active workbook with AutoRecover files.
- Step 1: Click File in Excel 2010 or Office button in Excel 2007, and Option button;
- Step 2: In Excel Option dialog box, scroll down to Save workbooks section in Save category.
- Step 3: Modify the AutoRecover settings according to your need.
You will find out AutoRecover versions of active workbook in the location folder, and restore active workbook with these versions.
Notes:
1. It will back up active workbook every N minutes according to your settings.
2. You can only restore to the last backup version, because all former versions are replace with latest version.
Make backup files of active workbook with Kutools for Excel
Kutools for Excel's Tack snap tool can help you make backup versions of active workbook as snapshots.
Just click the Kutools >> Workbook Tools >> Tack snap, it will back up a version of active workbook immediately. See screen shot:
If you have made backup versions of active workbook, you will view the backup versions list by clicking Tack snap item in the drop down list of Workbook Tools. See screen shot:
Click one of backup versions, the active workbook will restore to the status when you make this backup version.
Notes:
1. Users could not use this utility if they have never saved the current workbook.
2. You can make backup versions at any time, and make multiple backup versions.
3. All backup versions of active workbook will be clear if you close the active workbook.
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