office word auto saving. I HATE IT!

unwashed potato! · 27 Feb 2018 at 19:12

i guess this is a new feature, but when i open up an existing file, within seconds anything i do overwrites the save. this is something i never want as when i'm opening these files, it's a copy of an invoice which i then change to a new invoice and save as a new file, however the old file has the new information too. very frustrating.

how do i stop this feature before i'm killed by frustration?

Martini1991 · 27 Feb 2018 at 19:23

I right click a file and click "new" it then opens up a copy of that document as "Document X".
I don't know if that helps?

Although any files I open from my Onedrive as the autosave toggle in the top left hand corner?

skyripper · 27 Feb 2018 at 19:45

If you're using the old Invoice to make a new one, edit and save it as a Template. Then you can use it to New... from.

CaptainCrash · 27 Feb 2018 at 19:54

Fairly sure the answer is no said:
how do i stop this feature before i'm killed by frustration?

I agree it's a complete pain in the ****, but you can fix it in the registry by creating a new DWORD entry with a value of 1 - instructions here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4036334/how-to-disable-autosave-in-office-365-proplus

You could also run Powershell as admin and enter the following commands (does the same thing):

Code:

$path = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0"

Set-ItemProperty -Path $path\Word -Name DontAutoSave -Value 1