Retrieve unsaved file

G

Guest

I was updating a large Excel file today with many manual entries and did the
ultimate mistake of failing to save periodically. Big rainstorm and
electricity shut down. Are there any hidden temporary files floating around
someplace (such as cache or some other strange filename) where I might find a
backup of a recent copy of it? I tried searching for files modified today
and files with "~" in the filename, but found nothing I could recognize.
Windows XP Home Edition, SP2. Excel 2000, SP3.
 
D

Dave Peterson

Nope. If you didn't save it, it's gone.

By the way, xl2002 added a feature called autorecovery that would have worked
perfectly for you (if you had it turned on). It saves a copy every x minutes
(your choice) and if excel/windows crashes, it will offer you a chance to
recover that file the next time you open excel.
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

Retrieve unsaved file 1
how do i retrieve a file from folder OKN55 2
To: Dave Peterson 10
Cannot open a saved Excel file 14
Excel found unreadable content in filename, but file is OK 2
automatic file saving 6
HELP!!!!!!!!!Lost excel file 1
IE deleting file from cache before opening it in a program 2

Top