set new "autosave" toggle to off by default

Anonymous
2017-09-21T20:22:19+00:00

there is a new feature that has an "autosave"  toggle per document opened. i have 1000s of excel files since the 1990s and do not want to turn off autosave for all of them. how can i disable this by default? id like to turn it off completely if possible, it's something that is not only unwanted, it's actively negatively impacting my workflow. i'm  considering trying to download an earlier version of excel that does not have the 'autosave' toggle. this is not to be confused with autorecover. 

if this is not possible, can this be escalated to the product team to add as a feature?

i cannot express how much i hate the autosave toggle and need it gone.

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-09-13T07:31:31+00:00

    This has to be one of the WORST features i have ever seen.  I am trying to look at documents on SharePoint, and i dont want the last saved date changed as its change managment - i just want to LOOK at them, but you have messed it all up!!!

    TURN IT OFF!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-08-06T13:05:38+00:00

    There needs to be a global setting to turn it off.

    Are you saying that the option I showed isn't available? Or that it's available, but it doesn't work? This one:

    OK, that's in Word, but it should be there in Excel for Office 365 as well.

    It is there in the Excel settings under Options - Save

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-08-04T14:55:40+00:00

    Have to genuinely agree that setting autosave one is a historically unacceptable move. File dates get modified automatically ruining the running historical timeframe of events.  Who at MS makes these decisions? Obviously no one in real world.  Autosave on should have only been default to on for new documents.  How about a notification to ask to keep Off instead? (with the ability to subsequently stop that notification).  Please do better.  Thanks

    Guys, these are good suggestions, but I have to repeat advice already posted on this questions.

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    For example, if you read through this whole discussion you would see that someone else submitted a feedback, and posted the link to it here.  Apparently that feedback has been marked as "fixed" (or whatever). So it would be appropriate for someone here to submit new feedbacks, explaining to MS managers that about this (dis)"improvement" as far as users are STILL concerned MS have their collective heads up their a...natomy.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-08-04T14:23:31+00:00

    Dealing with large excel files has become impossible and my autorecover pane is loaded with more than 30 different files. With large files I don't even have the option of opening it and turning off the AutoSave because the process of trying to upload it while simultaneously saving it causes excel to crash. Is basic file sharing too much to ask for?

    Eric:  If you haven't solved this problem yet, here is something to try.  Turn off your internet connection, ie unplug your network cable or turn off your wifi. Then open the large file.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-08-04T02:44:19+00:00

    Totally agree.  MS Please listen, Please

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