Restoring

[izmn19]

Is there anyway to restore a change that was made in an Excel 97 database
after it has been saved? My step-dad was working with a worksheet for his job
and changed something in the original database and it got saved and now he
needs to restore it back. Is this possible?

 

[Dave Peterson]

Is there a backup version anywhere?

Maybe in the recycle bin? Maybe in his email client's sent folder? Maybe on a
co-worker's pc?? Any chance that the file was kept on a network drive that was
backed up recently?

If none exist, then he's out of luck?

 

[Mike Rogers]

izmn19

Afraid it is not probible that you will recover it. Once a document is
saved the original is change to the new. You will need to check all possible
places for a back up copy, ie: was it emailed, saved on a mobile media
(floppy, CD, Flashdrive/Thumb Drive), is there any backed up copies on
another mahine. If all these answers are "no" then it is probibly gone!

The lesson here is to always have a backed up copy somewhere!

Mike Rogers