Auto save is a convenient feature in Microsoft Office programs to avoid unexpected data loss. With it, you can find the edited file back even if you didn’t save it before accidents like power outages and computer breakdowns occurring. But there’re also downsides – it may cause lags sometimes especially when the configuration of your computer isn’t very good. At this point, turning off the auto save seems a reasonable idea.

The way to disable it is quite easy. Switch to File tab at first.

Choose Options in the left sidebar.

Click Save in Excel Options window, and you can see the option to set the frequency of auto save in Save workbooks section.

Uncheck Save AutoRecover information every xx minutes and hit OK to confirm the setting. It will disable the auto save feature immediately. If you want this feature back, just check the option again, and you can also set the frequency to autosave your file here easily.