Accidentally saved over important data

[Guest]

I was working in a spreadsheet I've been updating for months. I deleted a
bunch of data, then accidentally saved the spreadsheet (without changing the
name). It's the same ol' spreadsheet without a bunch of data.

I need to get the data back.

Can I somehow retrieve a copy of the spreadsheet with the data still on it
from the hard drive?

Thanks for your response.

M. I. Screwed

 

[Anne Troy]

U. R. Screwed (unless you want to pay some computer forensics person a few
grand on the off-chance that they could recover it). Tip: If you don't ever
want to overwrite this file, mark it as read-only in the Windows property.
Or go to the Excel VBA newsgroup and ask if someone can help you ENSURE that
you don't overwrite it.
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

 

[Peo Sjoblom]

Maybe CIA could do it but most likely it's gone forever

 

[Intruder 9]

Yup. Its gone, and its not the same old spreadsheet, its a newly saved one
without a bunch of data!! Need to learn that whenever you are doing
something in a spreadsheet that you may not want to keep that way that you
do it on a copy.

 

[Dave O]

Bya any chance did you store this on a network drive? If so, and
depending on the tape backup schedule performed by the IT guys, you may
be able to get a copy that is just 1 or 2 days old.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Did you share/email it to anyone?

Maybe it's in your sentbox or the recipient could send you back a copy???

Any chance you have an older version in your recycle bin???