Help, overwrite

[Elizabeth]

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.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Without a backup, sadly the answer is no. I don't suppose you've ever
emailed it to someone or have a paper copy?

 

[Jay Freedman]

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.

 

[Elizabeth]

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
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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.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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.