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| Thread ID: 94329 | 2008-10-25 00:31:00 | HELP (with MS Word 2000) - I just did something REAL dumb | Aporosa (5671) | Press F1 |
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| 714587 | 2008-10-25 00:31:00 | Hi, I AM AN IDIOT OF THE HIGHEST ORDER and I seriously need your help.:eek: I typed up several pages (in my PhD thesis) in MS Office (Word) 2000 using XP and didn't save it. It was very good work. Please tell me that I can find a temporary copy of that document prior to failing to save it!!! I have NOT rebooted my computer. Any help, please use basic language so I can locate it. Cheers |
Aporosa (5671) | ||
| 714588 | 2008-10-25 01:07:00 | do a search of your computer and include the temp folders | gary67 (56) | ||
| 714589 | 2008-10-25 01:10:00 | just done that, even the hidden files, did a check for .tmp files. Nothing after 1.17pm, which is strange, becuase I was constantly using my computer between that time and when I stuffed up at 1.30pm | Aporosa (5671) | ||
| 714590 | 2008-10-25 02:15:00 | Hate to say it but generally it will be gone - If word or the computer had crashed while typing it it then would have saved a temp copy BUT when it was closed off without saving, generally the temp copy goes as well. The auto save may have kicked in if you are lucky - according to MS Word Auto Recover Save Directory The temporary file that is created when Word performs an automatic save is stored in the Temp folder, unless there is not a valid Temp folder. In this case, Word saves the temporary file in the same folder where it saves the document. |
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| 714591 | 2008-10-25 02:57:00 | Thanks anyway. I went through all of the recovery processes and it has gone. I am so F&!*&^$ mad. You would think that after 15 years of almost living in a computer I would have learnt. | Aporosa (5671) | ||
| 714592 | 2008-10-25 03:03:00 | Oh dear. :( I sympathise. :badpc: |
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