Change location where word searches for unsaved files

we use word 2010 win7/64. use mandatory profile. 

with grouppolicy have changed place auto save/recover documents go h:\word.

that works. 

now when word crashes, , restart word recovered documents @ startup.  

but if pc crashes, , user restart pc, there no auto-saved documents. word doesn't find them because registry key /resilency  is gone restart, because of mandatory profile, makes user has clean profile. 

now there nice button "recover unsaved documents" @ bottom of recent list, out, if wasn't pointing local userprofile 

c:\users\username\appdata\local\microsoft\office\unsavedfiles

there seems no way change location, 1 expect point same auto-save location, documents go. 

another annoyance when browse the h:\word folder, word won't open .asd files. if instead copy file c:\users\username\appdata\local\microsoft\office\unsavedfiles, word open fine.

so conclude: if the "recover unsaved documents" point same dir autosave dir, , open files there solved. 

this problem our 4500 workstations. 

 

hi,

this file location cannot changed.

we may consider following workarounds:

1. copy .asd files h:\word c:\users\username\appdata\local\microsoft\office\unsavedfiles creating logon script.

2. redirect folder.

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