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I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to
recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |
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Hi there! I'm sorry to hear that you accidentally saved over your original document. Don't worry, there are a few things you can try to recover it.
I hope one of these options helps you recover your original document.
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If the doc has not been *closed* since you saved you can use Undo to go as
far back as necessary. If the doc has been closed I'm afraid you're out of luck. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 9/10/06 5:33 PM, in article , "Patty" wrote: I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |
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To add to this, Versions gets used only if you explicitly turn it on. It's
not automatic. The only other possible salvation would be if you had "Always create backup copy" enabled, in which case, there will be a file named Backup of {filename}.wbk in the same folder as the original file (unless you've already overwritten it as well). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . If the doc has not been *closed* since you saved you can use Undo to go as far back as necessary. If the doc has been closed I'm afraid you're out of luck. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 9/10/06 5:33 PM, in article , "Patty" wrote: I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |
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Thank you for your speedy response.
"CyberTaz" wrote: If the doc has not been *closed* since you saved you can use Undo to go as far back as necessary. If the doc has been closed I'm afraid you're out of luck. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 9/10/06 5:33 PM, in article , "Patty" wrote: I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |
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Thanks for the clarification.
Miracle of miracles, I actually backed up all my documents very recently and have a copy of the document I need! "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: To add to this, Versions gets used only if you explicitly turn it on. It's not automatic. The only other possible salvation would be if you had "Always create backup copy" enabled, in which case, there will be a file named Backup of {filename}.wbk in the same folder as the original file (unless you've already overwritten it as well). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . If the doc has not been *closed* since you saved you can use Undo to go as far back as necessary. If the doc has been closed I'm afraid you're out of luck. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 9/10/06 5:33 PM, in article , "Patty" wrote: I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |
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Wow. This might be the first time I've ever seen that happen. ;-)
Congratulations. I'll bet you're doing another backup right now... right? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Patty" wrote in message ... Thanks for the clarification. Miracle of miracles, I actually backed up all my documents very recently and have a copy of the document I need! "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: To add to this, Versions gets used only if you explicitly turn it on. It's not automatic. The only other possible salvation would be if you had "Always create backup copy" enabled, in which case, there will be a file named Backup of {filename}.wbk in the same folder as the original file (unless you've already overwritten it as well). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . If the doc has not been *closed* since you saved you can use Undo to go as far back as necessary. If the doc has been closed I'm afraid you're out of luck. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 9/10/06 5:33 PM, in article , "Patty" wrote: I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |
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Happiness is a recent backup!
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Wow. This might be the first time I've ever seen that happen. ;-) Congratulations. I'll bet you're doing another backup right now... right? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Patty" wrote in message ... Thanks for the clarification. Miracle of miracles, I actually backed up all my documents very recently and have a copy of the document I need! "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: To add to this, Versions gets used only if you explicitly turn it on. It's not automatic. The only other possible salvation would be if you had "Always create backup copy" enabled, in which case, there will be a file named Backup of {filename}.wbk in the same folder as the original file (unless you've already overwritten it as well). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . If the doc has not been *closed* since you saved you can use Undo to go as far back as necessary. If the doc has been closed I'm afraid you're out of luck. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 9/10/06 5:33 PM, in article , "Patty" wrote: I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |
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I was thinking that exact same thing. *No one* has ever posted back that
they found a back up. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message ... Wow. This might be the first time I've ever seen that happen. ;-) Congratulations. I'll bet you're doing another backup right now... right? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Patty" wrote in message ... Thanks for the clarification. Miracle of miracles, I actually backed up all my documents very recently and have a copy of the document I need! "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: To add to this, Versions gets used only if you explicitly turn it on. It's not automatic. The only other possible salvation would be if you had "Always create backup copy" enabled, in which case, there will be a file named Backup of {filename}.wbk in the same folder as the original file (unless you've already overwritten it as well). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . If the doc has not been *closed* since you saved you can use Undo to go as far back as necessary. If the doc has been closed I'm afraid you're out of luck. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 9/10/06 5:33 PM, in article , "Patty" wrote: I meant to click "Save As" but clicked "Save" by mistake. Is there a way to recover the original document? I tried "Versions" under the File menu but nothing appears. All suggestions are appreciated |