word did not recover my docment i have lost work

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microsift work did not save the work i did yesterday, so all the changes i
made to it were lost, is there any way in which i can recover my file with my
saved work on it?
 
is there any way in which i can recover my file with my
saved work on it?
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If it was indeed saved, yes. It should be where you saved it. If you
double-clicked to open an email attachment for editing, then it would have
been saved to a temporary location. Set Windows Explorer to display hidden
files/folder, then search for the file from the root folder (e.g., C:\).

If you were editing a file and didn't save it yourself, then the file would
have been saved [in some form] only if backups were enabled, or if Word
crashed and AutoRecovery were enabled. In the former case, look for files
named Backup of*.wbk.

In the latter case, Word should have detected an .asd file the next time
Word started. You can search for this file manually; it would be in the
folder specificed in Tools - Options - Files Locations - AutoRecover files
(in Word 2007, Office button - Word Options - Save tab - AutoRecover file
location.
 
If you were editing a file and didn't save it yourself, then the file
would
have been saved [in some form] only if backups were enabled, or if Word
crashed and AutoRecovery were enabled. In the former case, look for files
named Backup of*.wbk.
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The Backup of <filename>.wbk file is always the previous version of the
document, and it is not created until you have saved twice (the first save
creates Filename.doc, and the second save renames that file Backup of
Filename.wbk). So if the user didn't save the file, there will be no backup.
See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Herb Tyson said:
is there any way in which i can recover my file with my
saved work on it?
Click to expand...

If it was indeed saved, yes. It should be where you saved it. If you
double-clicked to open an email attachment for editing, then it would have
been saved to a temporary location. Set Windows Explorer to display hidden
files/folder, then search for the file from the root folder (e.g., C:\).

If you were editing a file and didn't save it yourself, then the file would
have been saved [in some form] only if backups were enabled, or if Word
crashed and AutoRecovery were enabled. In the former case, look for files
named Backup of*.wbk.

In the latter case, Word should have detected an .asd file the next time
Word started. You can search for this file manually; it would be in the
folder specificed in Tools - Options - Files Locations - AutoRecover files
(in Word 2007, Office button - Word Options - Save tab - AutoRecover file
location.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


Sarah said:
microsift work did not save the work i did yesterday, so all the changes i
made to it were lost, is there any way in which i can recover my file with
my
saved work on it?
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True enough, but as the user seems to have completely lost track of the
document and was grasping at straws, my aim was to point out one of those
straws, i.e., that if backup had [ever] been enabled, then it's possible
that an earlier version of the file might still be available. That version
might be days or weeks old. Still, it might be better than nothing.

It's also possible that some form of the document still resides on disk in
the form of a .tmp file. Recovering bits from these files is iffy at best.
Still, there are times when a little bit is better than nothing at all.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
If you were editing a file and didn't save it yourself, then the file would
have been saved [in some form] only if backups were enabled, or if Word
crashed and AutoRecovery were enabled. In the former case, look for files
named Backup of*.wbk.
Click to expand...

The Backup of <filename>.wbk file is always the previous version of the
document, and it is not created until you have saved twice (the first save
creates Filename.doc, and the second save renames that file Backup of
Filename.wbk). So if the user didn't save the file, there will be no
backup.
See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/AutomaticSave.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Herb Tyson said:
is there any way in which i can recover my file with my
saved work on it?
Click to expand...

If it was indeed saved, yes. It should be where you saved it. If you
double-clicked to open an email attachment for editing, then it would
have
been saved to a temporary location. Set Windows Explorer to display
hidden
files/folder, then search for the file from the root folder (e.g., C:\).

If you were editing a file and didn't save it yourself, then the file would
have been saved [in some form] only if backups were enabled, or if Word
crashed and AutoRecovery were enabled. In the former case, look for files
named Backup of*.wbk.

In the latter case, Word should have detected an .asd file the next time
Word started. You can search for this file manually; it would be in the
folder specificed in Tools - Options - Files Locations - AutoRecover
files
(in Word 2007, Office button - Word Options - Save tab - AutoRecover file
location.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


Sarah said:
microsift work did not save the work i did yesterday, so all the
changes i
made to it were lost, is there any way in which i can recover my file with
my
saved work on it?
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