Script enabling Adobe and Office autosave?

[DanJ_LRSFC]

Does anyone know of a way to use a script to enable autosave in applications such as Word and Photoshop?

Some of our Mac users have been complaining lately that their files don't get saved or get corrupted when they try to save them. Both Word and Photoshop have autosave functions but these are not enabled by default, and being the Mac platform I can't just use a GPO to enable it like I can on the Windows side.

Is there a way this can be done on the Mac?

Thanks,
Dan Jackson (Senior ITServices Technician)
Long Road Sixth Form College
Cambridge, UK.

[ICTMuttenz]

hello

I did few month a try to modify autsave interval in the office. Here is a script which I test it in office 2016. The script is not finish. It was just a test:

Be carefull when you try to modify in a database. Normally isn't support by developer.

Best Regrads,

#!/bin/bash

####
# sqlite3 script to change the default OpenSaveLocally from false (0) to true (1).
# By Tim Arnold
# 10/13/15
####


#Gather Information

loggedInUser=$(id -un)

path="/Users/$loggedInUser/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/MicrosoftRegistrationDB.reg"

#Read value of current key
currentKey=$(echo 'SELECT * FROM HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values WHERE name="AutosaveInterval";'| sqlite3 "$path")
currentKey=$(echo 'SELECT * FROM HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values WHERE name="Ruler";'| sqlite3 "$path")
currentKey=$(echo 'SELECT * FROM HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values WHERE name="VerticalRuler";'| sqlite3 "$path")
currentKey=$(echo 'SELECT * FROM HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values WHERE name="RightRuler";'| sqlite3 "$path")
currentKey=$(echo 'SELECT * FROM HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values WHERE name IS "Ribbon Hide Group Titles";'| sqlite3 "$path")
echo "CurrentKey is $currentKey"

#Update or insert key as needed
#if [ "$currentKey" = "" ]; then
#echo "No Key Present. Setting."
#echo 'INSERT INTO HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values VALUES("AutosaveInterval",4,1);' | sqlite3 "$path"

#elif [ $currentKey = "366|AutosaveInterval|4|1" ]; then
#echo "Auto Save Time"
echo 'UPDATE HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values SET value='13' WHERE name="AutosaveInterval";' | sqlite3 "$path"
echo 'UPDATE HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values SET value='1' WHERE name="Ruler";' | sqlite3 "$path"
echo 'UPDATE HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values SET value='1' WHERE name="VerticalRuler";' | sqlite3 "$path"
echo 'UPDATE HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values SET value='1' WHERE name="RightRuler";' | sqlite3 "$path"
echo 'UPDATE HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values SET value='0' WHERE node_id="366" AND name="Ribbon Hide Group Titles";'' | sqlite3 "$path"


echo 'INSERT INTO HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values SET node_id="366" AND name="Ruler" AND type="4" AND value='1';' | sqlite3 "$path"
echo 'INSERT INTO HKEY_CURRENT_USER_values VALUES(366,"Ruler",4,1);' | sqlite3 "$path"

elif [ $currentKey = "AutosaveInterval|4|1" ]; then
echo "Key Present. Key is set to Save Locally."

fi

exit -0

@tim.c.arnold thanks for inspiration in this thread

[DanJ_LRSFC]

This has been raised as an issue again, this time with Adobe Premiere. Is there any way either with a configuration profile or a script or something for us to ensure Autosave is enabled for all users for Adobe Premiere?