[A Person]

I accidentally saved a new file with the same name as an existing one, and
clicked 'override', forgetting they were in the same location. How do I
restore the original file that I accidentally overrode?

In another post someone mentioned that I have to us my backup software...how
do I do that? The file in question is not saved on my computer, it is saved
on my Western Digital external hard drive. Thank you!

[Graham Mayor]

The original is gone. If you don't have a backup of the original then it is
gone permanently. Only you would know what backup procedures you keep to
maintain the security of important files.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




A Person wrote:
I accidentally saved a new file with the same name as an existing
one, and clicked 'override', forgetting they were in the same
location. How do I restore the original file that I accidentally
overrode?

In another post someone mentioned that I have to us my backup
software...how do I do that? The file in question is not saved on my
computer, it is saved on my Western Digital external hard drive.
Thank you!

[A Person]

Thanks, Graham. It's a little scary that things can be deleted permanently so
easily. I did manage to find an incomplete version of the file that I had
manually backed up a while ago, but it's frustrating that my software seems
to only back up my C drive, when my computer is so cruddy that I have to save
all my important stuff on external drives :/

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

The original is gone. If you don't have a backup of the original then it is
gone permanently. Only you would know what backup procedures you keep to
maintain the security of important files.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




A Person wrote:
I accidentally saved a new file with the same name as an existing
one, and clicked 'override', forgetting they were in the same
location. How do I restore the original file that I accidentally
overrode?

In another post someone mentioned that I have to us my backup
software...how do I do that? The file in question is not saved on my
computer, it is saved on my Western Digital external hard drive.
Thank you!


.

[Graham Mayor]

A Person wrote:
Thanks, Graham. It's a little scary that things can be deleted
permanently so easily.

That's why Word warns you that you are about to do something reckless.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org