AutoSave Issues with Program

message from =?Utf-8?B?TU5fU3Rhbg==?= on 7 Jun 2004

I'm using a statistics program that SAYS it autosaves every 10 minutes. Of course, it crashed and I had a reason to try to find WHERE it saved those files. Can't find it. I gave up and restarted the computer, so they're probably gone now, but I'd like to know for next time. I have XP installed. The help file says that for autosaves, one type of thing is saved in the operating environment temporary folder (what/where would that be?) as "autosave of filename.$as" and the other is saved to pgm.asv in the current active folder. What is the pgm? A name? Part of a file type? I couldn't find anything in any folders/drives I thought I was interacting with, but couldn't find how to search by filetype (I assume that either the $as or asv would be the type?).

roger replied to =?Utf-8?B?TU5fU3Rhbg==?= on 07 Jun 2004

Hi,

Look in the temporal folders, in Windows\Temp, and
Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Temp

To look for the files go to Start > Run > cmd
and type
cd\ (press enter)
dir *.$as /s (press enter)

and
dir *.asv /s (press enter)

this will show the files (if they exist) in their folders

Hope this helps

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