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Overwritten Word File...HELP!!!

  • 03-12-2009 2:29am
    #1
    Kav1892
    Registered Users Posts: 167 ✭✭


    I just overwrote a file i so badly need back.....
    Its a college 2000 word assignment due 2mro.....

    Basically when using MS Word, i accidently highlighted and deleted the whole document's text....then i accidently closed the programme and clicked yes on overwrite document....This was like something out of a comedy film.....but its all gone....

    Is there any way to recover this file? Im very basic with computers.....

    Any1 able to help me??


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  • #2
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    This may help: http://www.askdavetaylor.com/can_i_recover_lost_text_from_a_microsoft_word_document.html


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    [rant]Blame microsoft , ealier word processors used to create backup copies by default, it was the norm in 1980's Ctrl-A , A , bam !
    proves that Microsoft do NOT give a crap about your files , its not like you will run out of space on modern hard drives [/rant]

    if you had always create backup copy ticked then you would be ok
    check for a .wbk document

    if you had fast save unclicked then a much better chance of recovering
    try photorec to try to recover deleted docs (google)

    try undo - probably won't work


    check the size of the doc , it if hasn't gotten smaller then make a copy of it , break it and maybe just maybe word will auto recover the missing text or try openoffice to recover the broken doc

    problem is that saving files to your hdd may overwrite the data :(

    moral - if you have important docs then save with a slightly different name each time you reach a milestone ( again this was the norm on mainframes back in the 1980's - built into the OS )
    or mail it to your self


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