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I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my
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"Rita" wrote I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? Look for a file with a name like {originaldocumentname}.bak. Rename it to something like "saved.doc". If you haven't done a lot of mucking around since saving something over the original document, this *might* be a copy of the original document. If you're lucky, that is. If you're not then the original is gone forever. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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If you've closed the file or don't have your system set up to automatically
create backups, you're out of luck. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Rita" wrote in message ... I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? |
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Thank you very much, Bob. It was lost, but I had emailed it before I did that
to my sister and she still had it. I will know what to do first thing next time though. I appreciate your response. "Opinicus" wrote: "Rita" wrote I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? Look for a file with a name like {originaldocumentname}.bak. Rename it to something like "saved.doc". If you haven't done a lot of mucking around since saving something over the original document, this *might* be a copy of the original document. If you're lucky, that is. If you're not then the original is gone forever. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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If you save your sent mails, you had it too, as an attachment to your saved
message. You could have resaved it from that. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Rita" wrote in message ... Thank you very much, Bob. It was lost, but I had emailed it before I did that to my sister and she still had it. I will know what to do first thing next time though. I appreciate your response. "Opinicus" wrote: "Rita" wrote I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? Look for a file with a name like {originaldocumentname}.bak. Rename it to something like "saved.doc". If you haven't done a lot of mucking around since saving something over the original document, this *might* be a copy of the original document. If you're lucky, that is. If you're not then the original is gone forever. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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You're right. I was so tired I forgot to check there.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you save your sent mails, you had it too, as an attachment to your saved message. You could have resaved it from that. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Rita" wrote in message ... Thank you very much, Bob. It was lost, but I had emailed it before I did that to my sister and she still had it. I will know what to do first thing next time though. I appreciate your response. "Opinicus" wrote: "Rita" wrote I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? Look for a file with a name like {originaldocumentname}.bak. Rename it to something like "saved.doc". If you haven't done a lot of mucking around since saving something over the original document, this *might* be a copy of the original document. If you're lucky, that is. If you're not then the original is gone forever. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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Thank you. How do I set my system so it will automatically create backups?
"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: If you've closed the file or don't have your system set up to automatically create backups, you're out of luck. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Rita" wrote in message ... I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? |
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"Backup" is a bit misleading, but see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Rita" wrote in message ... Thank you. How do I set my system so it will automatically create backups? "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: If you've closed the file or don't have your system set up to automatically create backups, you're out of luck. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Rita" wrote in message ... I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? |
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(I've had to pull a file or two out of my Sent items in the past too.
Shhhhhhh.) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Rita" wrote in message ... You're right. I was so tired I forgot to check there. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you save your sent mails, you had it too, as an attachment to your saved message. You could have resaved it from that. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Rita" wrote in message ... Thank you very much, Bob. It was lost, but I had emailed it before I did that to my sister and she still had it. I will know what to do first thing next time though. I appreciate your response. "Opinicus" wrote: "Rita" wrote I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? Look for a file with a name like {originaldocumentname}.bak. Rename it to something like "saved.doc". If you haven't done a lot of mucking around since saving something over the original document, this *might* be a copy of the original document. If you're lucky, that is. If you're not then the original is gone forever. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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Word doesn't have a resident function to automatically create backups. It
only creates a backup of the previously saved version - but see http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Rita wrote: Thank you. How do I set my system so it will automatically create backups? "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: If you've closed the file or don't have your system set up to automatically create backups, you're out of luck. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Rita" wrote in message ... I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? |
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Tools - Options - Save, Always Create Backup Copy (file will be named Backup
of [original file name].wbk). This will back up only the previously-saved version each time you save the file. So, it's possible to quickly exterminate your backup copy. In Word 2003 and earlier (don't remember how far back), you can also use File - Versions to keep multiple versions of a document. This provides a little better protection, but you'll need to use a different method when you move to Word 2007 since the versions feature isn't in Word 2007 (alternatives include manually doing it or using a SharePoint server solution). -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. http://www.herbtyson.com "Rita" wrote in message ... Thank you. How do I set my system so it will automatically create backups? "JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote: If you've closed the file or don't have your system set up to automatically create backups, you're out of luck. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Rita" wrote in message ... I accidently saved something else over my original document and lost my original document. Is there any way to go back and get my original document? |
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