Revovering a "saved over" file ??

[info]

guys,

I've very stupidly overwritten an excel file. ( trying to create a new
month, deleted all the info and then hit save !! DOH !! - one of those
as soon as you hit the button you know that's not what you wanted to do
!! )

Is there any way of retreiving the old file ?? or is it now gone for
good ??

Mark.

 

[Scoops]

guys,

I've very stupidly overwritten an excel file. ( trying to create a new
month, deleted all the info and then hit save !! DOH !! - one of those
as soon as you hit the button you know that's not what you wanted to do
!! )

Is there any way of retreiving the old file ?? or is it now gone for
good ??

Mark.

Hi Mark

I'm using XP Professional and I can:

Right-click the file > Properties, Previous Versions and from there
View, Copy or Restore it.

Hope that helps.

Regards

Steve

 

[info]

Cheers for trying Steve, but alas I'm using 2000, and it doesn't give
you that option.

Looks like it's gone forever, ( also looks like I'm going to be adding
to the directories I back up !!! )

Mark.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Steve

XP Professional as in Ms Office XP Professional or Windows XP Professional?

I do not see any menu commands like the ones you typed below.

Could you please explain exactly what you're doing and where?

Mark

An overwritten file is just that....overwritten.

But....maybe Steve is onto something here that can benefit all of us.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[info]

uhuh..... your point being ??

I was kinda hoping that Excel may have a secret stash where it saves
the last copy to before actually overwriting said file. But it doesn't
look like it does.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Gord's point is that excel doesn't have this secret stash.

But it sure sounds like Steve/Scoops knows something that the rest of don't.

 

[Scoops]

Steve

XP Professional as in Ms Office XP Professional or Windows XP Professional?

I do not see any menu commands like the ones you typed below.

Could you please explain exactly what you're doing and where?

Mark

An overwritten file is just that....overwritten.

But....maybe Steve is onto something here that can benefit all of us.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Hi Gord

I'm afraid I may have improperly raised your hopes.

I can indeed restore files in the fashion I described but, having
checked with the company helpdesk, it's not a function of Windows XP
Professional but rather one of Windows 2003 Server.

Apologies for any hopes that now lie dashed upon a rocky desktop.

Regards

Steve

 

[Gord Dibben]

Thanks for the update Scoops.

Glad you got back to us.


Gord

Hi Gord

I'm afraid I may have improperly raised your hopes.

I can indeed restore files in the fashion I described but, having
checked with the company helpdesk, it's not a function of Windows XP
Professional but rather one of Windows 2003 Server.

Apologies for any hopes that now lie dashed upon a rocky desktop.

Regards

Steve

Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP