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I created a document of 68 pages and saved it as 121107. I then created a
new document of 3 pages and accidentally saved it as 121107. It has now overwritten the original one named 121107 and it did not create a backup copy. Is there any way I can recover the first document called 121107? I am desperate. |
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Without a backup, sadly the answer is no. I don't suppose you've ever
emailed it to someone or have a paper copy? -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Elizabeth" wrote in message ... I created a document of 68 pages and saved it as 121107. I then created a new document of 3 pages and accidentally saved it as 121107. It has now overwritten the original one named 121107 and it did not create a backup copy. Is there any way I can recover the first document called 121107? I am desperate. |
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:35:01 -0800, Elizabeth
wrote: I created a document of 68 pages and saved it as 121107. I then created a new document of 3 pages and accidentally saved it as 121107. It has now overwritten the original one named 121107 and it did not create a backup copy. Is there any way I can recover the first document called 121107? I am desperate. Sorry, no, there's nothing you can do after the fact. You can set an option on the Save tab of the options dialog to "always save a backup", which will help to prevent future problems like this. But setting it now is the proverbial "closing the barn door after the horse left". If you want a more reliable backup, read http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- but again, it won't help this time. -- 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. |
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"Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:35:01 -0800, Elizabeth wrote: I created a document of 68 pages and saved it as 121107. I then created a new document of 3 pages and accidentally saved it as 121107. It has now overwritten the original one named 121107 and it did not create a backup copy. Is there any way I can recover the first document called 121107? I am desperate. Sorry, no, there's nothing you can do after the fact. You can set an option on the Save tab of the options dialog to "always save a backup", which will help to prevent future problems like this. But setting it now is the proverbial "closing the barn door after the horse left". If you want a more reliable backup, read http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- but again, it won't help this time. -- 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. Thank you. I do use that option to "always save a back-up" but for some reason it seems to go back to being unticked and does not save the back-up. |
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I doubt that that would have helped in this case, anyway, since no backup is
created when you save a new document with the same name as another. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Elizabeth" wrote in message ... "Jay Freedman" wrote: On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:35:01 -0800, Elizabeth wrote: I created a document of 68 pages and saved it as 121107. I then created a new document of 3 pages and accidentally saved it as 121107. It has now overwritten the original one named 121107 and it did not create a backup copy. Is there any way I can recover the first document called 121107? I am desperate. Sorry, no, there's nothing you can do after the fact. You can set an option on the Save tab of the options dialog to "always save a backup", which will help to prevent future problems like this. But setting it now is the proverbial "closing the barn door after the horse left". If you want a more reliable backup, read http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- but again, it won't help this time. -- 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. Thank you. I do use that option to "always save a back-up" but for some reason it seems to go back to being unticked and does not save the back-up. |
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