Can I delete .xlk backups and why are they created?

It seems that Excel is creating .xlk backups of "certain" files. It is only
happening in a select few files and directories. Why is it doing this and
how can I turn it off?

Tools | Options | Save

Is this what you're referring to?

No, it does the automatic backup regardless of if the AutoRecover settings on
that tab. I put all the backups into a different folder to segregate them
and saved the workbook (name.xls) again and it saves a file called Backup of
name.xlk every single time.

"DNA" wrote:

> Tools | Options | Save
>
> Is this what you're referring to?
>
>

This is a workbook by workbook setting.

File|SaveAs|tools|General Options|

Uncheck that "always create backup" checkbox.

But it's not such a bad thing. A little disk space is cheaper than recreating a
workbook.


dgoranson wrote:
>
> It seems that Excel is creating .xlk backups of "certain" files. It is only
> happening in a select few files and directories. Why is it doing this and
> how can I turn it off?

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Dave Peterson

Thank you Dave - that is exactly what I couldn't find.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> This is a workbook by workbook setting.
>
> File|SaveAs|tools|General Options|
>
> Uncheck that "always create backup" checkbox.
>
> But it's not such a bad thing. A little disk space is cheaper than recreating a
> workbook.
>
>
> dgoranson wrote:
> >
> > It seems that Excel is creating .xlk backups of "certain" files. It is only
> > happening in a select few files and directories. Why is it doing this and
> > how can I turn it off?
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>