Mac Works: Document Not Saved When Machine Crashes
  
PSS ID Number: Q100595
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
3.0 3.0a 4.0
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.0a, and 4.0
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SUMMARY
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When you save a file in Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, the
file is written to disk only when the file is closed, or when you
choose Save As from the File menu.
 
If you use COMMAND+S or the Save command to save a document and
encounter a power outage, a power surge, or a system error requiring a
system restart, Works saves the version of the file that was last
closed or that was last saved using the Save As command.
 
In some cases, when the above-mentioned situations occur and your
machine stops running, a numbered file may appear in the System Folder
that contains the information in the file up to the time of system
failure. Usually this file is listed as a generic document with a 5-
or 6-digit number as the filename. In some cases, lost work may be
recovered through this file.
 
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information
here as it becomes available.
 
KBCategory: KBOTHER
KBSubcategory: macworkskb
 
Additional reference words: 3.00, 3.00a mac mwksprb mwksmisc mwkscore 4.00
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Version           : 3.0 3.0a 4.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbinfo
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.