Numbers not auto-saving spreadsheets on MacBook Pro

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Numbers not auto-saving spreadsheets on MacBook Pro

I had read that Numbers autosaves once you save a spreadsheet; however, that was not the case for me yesterday. I lost my work after pressing the command+S to do a final save before closing my file - the app gave me the "Beachball of Death" and never stopped spinning so I had to force-quit and lost all that work!

I checked Numbers settings and do not see any option to choose auto-save, so I am very confused - does it or does it not autosave your files once they're named/saved the first time?

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MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Dec 17, 2024 4:37 PM

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FoxFifth

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Dec 17, 2024 6:36 PM in response to misalodesign

See the following excerpt from Save and name a spreadsheet in Numbers on Mac - Apple Support

The first time you save a spreadsheet, you name it and choose where to save it—on your desktop or in a folder, for example. Thereafter, Numbers automatically saves your spreadsheet as you work. You can rename a spreadsheet at any time or create a duplicate of it with a different name.

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