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1229687 2011-09-08 09:59:00 Hi
I opened a *.doc file from a email(office outlook). forgot i didn't save it and started typing in it. just like always i saved it (ctrl+s) and shut the file. now because i didnt file-save as earlier i dont know where in temp its saved. i tried to search in %temp%. no luck.
gum digger (6100)
1229688 2011-09-08 10:12:00 If it was me, just type *.doc into the search bar in Win7, if W7 has the date option insert the dates from/to.

Good luck,

Lurking.
Lurking (218)
1229689 2011-09-08 10:17:00 I have done the same thing and normally use ZTree to find it, but a few days ago mikebartnz recommended WinGrep and it looks useful. It may not have a .doc suffix when you find it, so search by filename.*

Renaming to .doc usually works ok once you have found it and copied to a safe place, either that or copy and paste the content into a word template.

The original should still be attached to the email so perhaps you could start again................

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
1229690 2011-09-08 10:48:00 I have done the same thing and normally use ZTree to find it, but a few days ago mikebartnz recommended WinGrep and it looks useful. It may not have a .doc suffix when you find it, so search by filename.*

Renaming to .doc usually works ok once you have found it and copied to a safe place, either that or copy and paste the content into a word template.

The original should still be attached to the email so perhaps you could start again................

Cheers

Billy 8-{)

Billy, ZTree got that on one of the discarded HDs' also a good Dos one called Whereis and this latter one was lightning in locating anything.

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Lurking (218)
1229691 2011-09-08 11:40:00 Best one i ever did was write a WHOLE draft assignment inside the temp folder then clear temp :crying Fifthdawn (9467)
1229692 2011-09-08 12:05:00 This may or may not help but my word temp files are in below path. For the ones that end in .tmp, I just select to open with word. (You also have to work out which one you want as no name there
Theres also word autorecovery files in there too. And probably elsewhere another temp word folder.
:\Users\Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word
ktee (5538)
1229693 2011-09-08 13:06:00 Thanks, none of the programs worked.
Although i found the file in the end.

Description: Temp folder for Outlook attachments
Location: C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\<random value>\
Why you care: Here is were Outlook 2007 sometimes puts attachments you directly open from an email. If you are trying to find the exact location of this folder, look in the reg key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\O utlook\Security
Entry by: Irongeek.

It was interesting to know, although file name was intact incl its extension search didnt pick it up. heck none of these programs worked either.
gum digger (6100)
1229694 2011-09-09 00:52:00 giveawayoftheday for today has a free MS Office file recoverer....the description sounds like what you need, and for a free copy you can't go wrong.
It's called Office Regenerator
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
FAB (6923)
1229695 2011-09-09 01:44:00 Have you tried opening word, File - then go to recent - it may be listed there. wainuitech (129)
1229696 2011-09-09 09:07:00 Have you tried opening word, File - then go to recent - it may be listed there.
+1
First thing I thought of. I always increase the number of file names Recent will hold.
mikebartnz (21)
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