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Garoolgan
Asked: 2017-03-22 02:39:02 +0800 CST

To open any Libre Office File = "Start Recovery" and then "Finish"

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I'm very new to Ubuntu and Libre Office. I transferred everything (my whole life!) from OSX yesterday!

Each time since this morning when I want to open a Libre Office file I'm faced with a dialog with the option to click first on "Start Recovery" and then on "Finish". This happens even if I have just opened and closed the file previously.

How can I fix this?

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2 Answers

  1. I wouldn't deselect the auto recovery option. It will save your bacon at some point if you have a system freeze or power failure.

    The prompt occurs when the auto recovery save contains newer information than your saved document. I also think the recovery files should delete themselves when libreoffice is shut down correctly.

    In terms of your specific problem, I have seen this in the past when I save and then exit the application too quickly. I now save and wait 5 seconds before exiting.

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  2. When "Start Recovery" popup comes just Select "cancel" option. It will clear pending recovery action.

    Then navigate to:

    Tools -> Options -> Load/Save -> General > Save

    And untick "Save AutoRecovery information every 10 minutes" option as shown in screenshot.

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