Not making backups...

Hi, I checked the option to "always make a backup copy" but in the
folder where I have been working there is only one backup copy. The
other files I'm working with have no backup copies. They have those
"working copies" or something, that have ~$ in front, that go away
when you save and close a file. I really need it to make backup copies
so there is always my prior version saved in case I do something dumb
again.

What can I do?

Thanks
Sarah

On Dec 24, 12:31 am, Sarah <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I checked the option to "always make a backup copy" but in the
> folder where I have been working there is only one backup copy. The
> other files I'm working with have no backup copies. They have those
> "working copies" or something, that have ~$ in front, that go away
> when you save and close a file. I really need it to make backup copies
> so there is always my prior version saved in case I do something dumb
> again.
>
> What can I do?
>
> Thanks
> Sarah

By the way, I am using Office 2003. Thanks.
Sarah.

On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:32:43 -0800 (PST), Sarah
<sarah_sonderson@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Dec 24, 12:31 am, Sarah <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi, I checked the option to "always make a backup copy" but in the
>> folder where I have been working there is only one backup copy. The
>> other files I'm working with have no backup copies. They have those
>> "working copies" or something, that have ~$ in front, that go away
>> when you save and close a file. I really need it to make backup copies
>> so there is always my prior version saved in case I do something dumb
>> again.
>>
>> What can I do?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Sarah
>
>By the way, I am using Office 2003. Thanks.
>Sarah.

Word's "backup" isn't a true backup anyway, and was never that
reliable. Instead, use the macro in the section "Save document to two
locations" of http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm (and see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm if you need instructions).

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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On Dec 24, 6:22 am, Jay Freedman <jay.freed...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:32:43 -0800 (PST), Sarah
>
>
>
> <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >On Dec 24, 12:31 am, Sarah <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi, I checked the option to "always make a backup copy" but in the
> >> folder where I have been working there is only one backup copy. The
> >> other files I'm working with have no backup copies. They have those
> >> "working copies" or something, that have ~$ in front, that go away
> >> when you save and close a file. I really need it to make backup copies
> >> so there is always my prior version saved in case I do something dumb
> >> again.
>
> >> What can I do?
>
> >> Thanks
> >> Sarah
>
> >By the way, I am using Office 2003. Thanks.
> >Sarah.
>
> Word's "backup" isn't a true backup anyway, and was never that
> reliable. Instead, use the macro in the section "Save document to two
> locations" ofhttp://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm(and seehttp://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htmif you need instructions).
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Jay, thanks so much for the response.

I did download the savereminder and it seems to be working. This
doesn't address the issue of making backups, though. On one of the
websites you linked, there is discussion of using a macro to save to
two sites at once. That would help some, though still not a backup. I
copied the text into a VBA window and saved, but I've never done this
before and I have no idea if it worked, or if I have to make the macro
active, etc. Any suggestions?

Thanks
Sarah

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:52:02 -0800 (PST), Sarah <sarah_sonderson@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>On Dec 24, 6:22 am, Jay Freedman <jay.freed...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:32:43 -0800 (PST), Sarah
[...]
>Jay, thanks so much for the response.
>
>I did download the savereminder and it seems to be working. This
>doesn't address the issue of making backups, though. On one of the
>websites you linked, there is discussion of using a macro to save to
>two sites at once. That would help some, though still not a backup. I
>copied the text into a VBA window and saved, but I've never done this
>before and I have no idea if it worked, or if I have to make the macro
>active, etc. Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks
>Sarah

Quoting from Graham's page just below the SaveToTwoLocations macro, "This macro
is best called from a toolbar button. It cannot, as it stands, be used to
replace the default 'Save' function which it uses itself, though you could
certainly call it from the toolbar icon or you could re-assign the CTRL+S
keyboard shortcut to the macro."

If you need instructions for assigning the macro to a toolbar button and/or a
keyboard shortcut, read these articles:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...oToToolbar.htm
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...roToHotkey.htm

If you only do one of these, which one you use depends on whether you prefer to
save documents by clicking a button or by pressing a keyboard shortcut. Either
assignment (or both) only needs to be done once and saved in your normal.dot
template. After that, each time you click the button or press the shortcut, the
macro will run. You should be able to verify that it worked by locating the copy
of the file in the backup path and checking its date/time.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Dec 24, 7:39 pm, Jay Freedman <jay.freed...@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:52:02 -0800 (PST), Sarah <sarah_sonder...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Dec 24, 6:22 am, Jay Freedman <jay.freed...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >> On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:32:43 -0800 (PST), Sarah
> [...]
> >Jay, thanks so much for the response.
>
> >I did download the savereminder and it seems to be working. This
> >doesn't address the issue of making backups, though. On one of the
> >websites you linked, there is discussion of using a macro to save to
> >two sites at once. That would help some, though still not a backup. I
> >copied the text into a VBA window and saved, but I've never done this
> >before and I have no idea if it worked, or if I have to make the macro
> >active, etc. Any suggestions?
>
> >Thanks
> >Sarah
>
> Quoting from Graham's page just below the SaveToTwoLocations macro, "This macro
> is best called from a toolbar button. It cannot, as it stands, be used to
> replace the default 'Save' function which it uses itself, though you could
> certainly call it from the toolbar icon or you could re-assign the CTRL+S
> keyboard shortcut to the macro."
>
> If you need instructions for assigning the macro to a toolbar button and/or a
> keyboard shortcut, read these articles:
>
> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...roToHotkey.htm
>
> If you only do one of these, which one you use depends on whether you prefer to
> save documents by clicking a button or by pressing a keyboard shortcut. Either
> assignment (or both) only needs to be done once and saved in your normal.dot
> template. After that, each time you click the button or press the shortcut, the
> macro will run. You should be able to verify that it worked by locating the copy
> of the file in the backup path and checking its date/time.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.



Thanks so much. That doesn't seem to be a solution for me then. I
need automatic saving/backing up.

Sarah