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Suzanne S. Barnhill Suzanne S. Barnhill is offline
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Default word did not recover my docment i have lost work

If you were editing a file and didn't save it yourself, then the file
would
have been saved [in some form] only if backups were enabled, or if Word
crashed and AutoRecovery were enabled. In the former case, look for files
named Backup of*.wbk.


The Backup of filename.wbk file is always the previous version of the
document, and it is not created until you have saved twice (the first save
creates Filename.doc, and the second save renames that file Backup of
Filename.wbk). So if the user didn't save the file, there will be no backup.
See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm

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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
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is there any way in which i can recover my file with my
saved work on it?


If it was indeed saved, yes. It should be where you saved it. If you
double-clicked to open an email attachment for editing, then it would have
been saved to a temporary location. Set Windows Explorer to display hidden
files/folder, then search for the file from the root folder (e.g., C:\).

If you were editing a file and didn't save it yourself, then the file

would
have been saved [in some form] only if backups were enabled, or if Word
crashed and AutoRecovery were enabled. In the former case, look for files
named Backup of*.wbk.

In the latter case, Word should have detected an .asd file the next time
Word started. You can search for this file manually; it would be in the
folder specificed in Tools - Options - Files Locations - AutoRecover files
(in Word 2007, Office button - Word Options - Save tab - AutoRecover file
location.

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Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Sarah" wrote in message
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microsift work did not save the work i did yesterday, so all the changes

i
made to it were lost, is there any way in which i can recover my file

with
my
saved work on it?