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I closed a file, clicked "Do not save" by accident. Can I get it b
I was under the impression that Word autosaves every 10 minutes. I was at
school today and I accidentally closed my document, clicked "do not save" and now I am out two days of homework due tomorrow. When I search in the Vista search bar "FinalExam" or "autorecovery finalexam" nothing shows up. It brings up recovery files for a bunch of different documents but not the one I need. I seriously need help!!!! Greatly appreciated thank you! -JB |
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I closed a file, clicked "Do not save" by accident. Can I get it b
If you didn't save it, there is nothing to retrieve.
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jordan." wrote in message ... I was under the impression that Word autosaves every 10 minutes. I was at school today and I accidentally closed my document, clicked "do not save" and now I am out two days of homework due tomorrow. When I search in the Vista search bar "FinalExam" or "autorecovery finalexam" nothing shows up. It brings up recovery files for a bunch of different documents but not the one I need. I seriously need help!!!! Greatly appreciated thank you! -JB |
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I closed a file, clicked "Do not save" by accident. Can I get it b
For additional background: Word does autosave, at intervals that you can set in
the options dialog, but the autosave files are automatically deleted when you close the document normally. The autosave files are available only if Word crashes while the document is open. It probably won't be of any use if you're working on the school's computers, but you can set up your own machine to make real backups. See http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:13:59 -0500, "JoAnn Paules" wrote: If you didn't save it, there is nothing to retrieve. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jordan." wrote in message ... I was under the impression that Word autosaves every 10 minutes. I was at school today and I accidentally closed my document, clicked "do not save" and now I am out two days of homework due tomorrow. When I search in the Vista search bar "FinalExam" or "autorecovery finalexam" nothing shows up. It brings up recovery files for a bunch of different documents but not the one I need. I seriously need help!!!! Greatly appreciated thank you! -JB |
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I closed a file, clicked "Do not save" by accident. Can I get itb
Whenever a computer crashes, its memory content is lost (or dumped).
So for "safety" reasons, Word autosave files get stored on the hard disc. When you close Word normally, these files get deleted. So I would guess that, if you don't pollute the drive with a lot of other stuff, an undelete program might very well be able to recover autosaved files from a drive. I find it strange that the above solution is never mentioned in any thread. Am I missing something obvious? Or is this answer considered too hard with only a slim chance of success? Yves On 5 dec, 02:29, Jay Freedman wrote: For additional background: Word does autosave, at intervals that you can set in the options dialog, but the autosave files are automatically deleted when you close the document normally. The autosave files are available only if Word crashes while the document is open. It probably won't be of any use if you're working on the school's computers, but you can set up your own machine to make real backups. Seehttp://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:13:59 -0500, "JoAnn Paules" wrote: If you didn't save it, there is nothing to retrieve. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jordan." wrote in message ... I was under the impression that Word autosaves every 10 minutes. *I was at school today and I accidentally closed my document, clicked "do not save" and now I am out two days of homework due tomorrow. When I search in the Vista search bar "FinalExam" or "autorecovery finalexam" nothing shows up. *It brings up recovery files for a bunch of different documents but not the one I need. *I seriously need help!!!! Greatly appreciated thank you! -JB- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven - |
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I closed a file, clicked "Do not save" by accident. Can I get itb
If the original file was never saved, there was nothing for the
AutoSave to record the changes in. (People aren't asking how to get back files they accidentally deleted -- they're asking how to get back files they never saved.) On Dec 5, 7:57*am, p0 wrote: Whenever a computer crashes, its memory content is lost (or dumped). So for "safety" reasons, Word autosave files get stored on the hard disc. When you close Word normally, these files get deleted. So I would guess that, if you don't pollute the drive with a lot of other stuff, an undelete program might very well be able to recover autosaved files from a drive. I find it strange that the above solution is never mentioned in any thread. Am I missing something obvious? Or is this answer considered too hard with only a slim chance of success? Yves On 5 dec, 02:29, Jay Freedman wrote: For additional background: Word does autosave, at intervals that you can set in the options dialog, but the autosave files are automatically deleted when you close the document normally. The autosave files are available only if Word crashes while the document is open. It probably won't be of any use if you're working on the school's computers, but you can set up your own machine to make real backups. Seehttp://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP * * * *FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:13:59 -0500, "JoAnn Paules" wrote: If you didn't save it, there is nothing to retrieve. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jordan." wrote in message ... I was under the impression that Word autosaves every 10 minutes. *I was at school today and I accidentally closed my document, clicked "do not save" and now I am out two days of homework due tomorrow. When I search in the Vista search bar "FinalExam" or "autorecovery finalexam" nothing shows up. *It brings up recovery files for a bunch of different documents but not the one I need. *I seriously need help!!!! Greatly appreciated thank you! -JB- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven -- |
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I closed a file, clicked "Do not save" by accident. Can I get it b
No, this is not true. Word creates AutoRecovery backups even of files that
have never been saved. There is no AutoSave; see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "grammatim" wrote in message ... If the original file was never saved, there was nothing for the AutoSave to record the changes in. (People aren't asking how to get back files they accidentally deleted -- they're asking how to get back files they never saved.) On Dec 5, 7:57 am, p0 wrote: Whenever a computer crashes, its memory content is lost (or dumped). So for "safety" reasons, Word autosave files get stored on the hard disc. When you close Word normally, these files get deleted. So I would guess that, if you don't pollute the drive with a lot of other stuff, an undelete program might very well be able to recover autosaved files from a drive. I find it strange that the above solution is never mentioned in any thread. Am I missing something obvious? Or is this answer considered too hard with only a slim chance of success? Yves On 5 dec, 02:29, Jay Freedman wrote: For additional background: Word does autosave, at intervals that you can set in the options dialog, but the autosave files are automatically deleted when you close the document normally. The autosave files are available only if Word crashes while the document is open. It probably won't be of any use if you're working on the school's computers, but you can set up your own machine to make real backups. Seehttp://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 20:13:59 -0500, "JoAnn Paules" wrote: If you didn't save it, there is nothing to retrieve. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Jordan." wrote in message ... I was under the impression that Word autosaves every 10 minutes. I was at school today and I accidentally closed my document, clicked "do not save" and now I am out two days of homework due tomorrow. When I search in the Vista search bar "FinalExam" or "autorecovery finalexam" nothing shows up. It brings up recovery files for a bunch of different documents but not the one I need. I seriously need help!!!! Greatly appreciated thank you! -JB- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven -- |
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I closed a file, clicked "Do not save" by accident. Can I get it b
There is no automatic save; see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jordan." wrote in message ... I was under the impression that Word autosaves every 10 minutes. I was at school today and I accidentally closed my document, clicked "do not save" and now I am out two days of homework due tomorrow. When I search in the Vista search bar "FinalExam" or "autorecovery finalexam" nothing shows up. It brings up recovery files for a bunch of different documents but not the one I need. I seriously need help!!!! Greatly appreciated thank you! -JB |
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