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Office 2003 document lost

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by Suzette, 2007/10/04.

  1. 2007/10/04
    Suzette

    Suzette Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    After typing a long document then saving it into a folder on the drive, closing the application, word did not save document. Why? There are two documents named the same however, one has the ~ preceeding the name. What does this mean?
     
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    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    The ~ file is Word's temporary file for the document - if you re-open Word does it offer Autorecovery?

    Tools > Options > Save autorecover info every .... mins. I can't remember if this is checked by default or not.

    Out of habit I hit the Save icon every few minutes :)
     
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  4. 2007/10/09
    Suzette

    Suzette Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    No autorecovery

    Well, I guess this thread can be closed. Nobody really answered/helped.

    Document gone.
     
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    PeteC

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    Suzette

    Nobody can guess why Word failed to save your document I'm afraid - I can only reiterate the advice I gave for the future ....

    Ensure Autorecovery is checked.

    Hit the Save icon every few minutes or so.
     
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    Miz

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    Before giving up completely, open Word, go to File>Open.

    Then, in the "Files of type" drop-down list, click once to select "All files." See if your document appears.

    It may be the missing document got saved in a format other than .doc. When .doc is selected in the drop-down list, the file list window will display only .doc files.
     
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  7. 2007/10/10
    Suzette

    Suzette Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    document is there

    but is empty now. Thanks for the help. Not needed now but helpful for future references.
     
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