Description: When Windows ran an overnight software update and restart without permission/signoff, LibreOffice Writer failed to auto-save my work in three Writer files that were open at that time. So I log on in the morning to discover that the files had reverted to the previous saved version rather than an auto-save. Hours of writing work lost. Beware. Actual Results: Have previously saved Writer files open when Windows conducts system software update. Device is a 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1355U (1.70 GHz) with 32 GB RAM, 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor. Expected Results: Files had reverted to the previous saved version rather than an auto-save. Reproducible: Didn't try User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Auto save ongoing work so that recovery process can access latest work rather than reverting to previous save (which in this case was days ago)
Have you set up? https://help.libreoffice.org/24.8/en-US/text/shared/optionen/01010200.html?&DbPAR=CALC&System=WIN#:~:text=save%20autorecovery%20information%20every
If you had AutoRecovery set up, changes should have been saved during idling. On top of m_a_riosv's question about having autosave set up, I'd recommend updating to version 24.2, which now has AutoRecovery and Backup Copies turned on by default (on a new profile), along with some bug fixes. Please see: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/24.2#Core_/_General If you didn't have AutoRecovery turned on, I'd say we can mark this as duplicate of bug 152463.