Can anything recover an older version of a document that has been saved already?

[RollWave]

Friend accidentally cut something out of a word document and then saved and lost what she cut out. This is an emergency and I figured more people are on OT than any other forum!

EDIT: What about a document that was created but never saved and closed? She cut it apparently into a doc "doc6" and then closed it without saving it and closed/saved her original document.

Would there be a way to find a temp of this doc?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Nope, screwed.

 

[RollWave]

so something like Search and Recover from System Mechanic work? Probably not since the file wasnt deleted?

 

[RollWave]

I know that word creates temp files could one of these programs open the right older version that way?

Anyone know if there is a log of office clipboard that would have her saved cut section?

 

[PowerMacG5]

If the file is stored on Windows Server 2003, then volume shadow copy. Or some word processors have version controlling so it keeps like a diff of the changes you make each time you open and close the program. She probably is not doing either, so my guess is she is screwed.

 

[Sukhoi]

If she hasn't closed Word try copying those temp files it makes and see if you can open any of them.

 

[tfinch2]

Search the directory for temp documents and see if the edits are contained in one of them.

Or if she hasn't closed the document, she could always undo...

 

[Safeway]

Download recovery software? I've been in your shoes, and it sucks.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: rnp614

Anyone know if there is a log of office clipboard that would have her saved cut section?

Actually, in the newer versions of Office they do have Clipboard log which keeps a history of items added to the clipboard.

If you still have Word open, hold down the Control key and then press C twice-- it will bring up the clipboard. Hopefully, the text she copied will still be in there somewhere.

 

[RollWave]

is there any sort of notepad log made of this clipboard?

 

[RollWave]

What about a document that was created but never saved and closed

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: rnp614
What about a document that was created but never saved and closed

There is software that can actually recover a document that was never saved. I linked it in a previous thread, but the search function is too borked to find it.

 

[Zanix]

Motion to start "911 ER Emergency" forum.

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: Zanix
Motion to start "911 ER Emergency" forum.

2nded!!! All those in favor say aye!!

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: rnp614
What about a document that was created but never saved and closed

There is software that can actually recover a document that was never saved. I linked it in a previous thread, but the search function is too borked to find it.

FIND THIS PLEASE!!! I beg you! (and so does she)

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: rnp614

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: rnp614
What about a document that was created but never saved and closed

There is software that can actually recover a document that was never saved. I linked it in a previous thread, but the search function is too borked to find it.

FIND THIS PLEASE!!! I beg you! (and so does she)

IIRC, it costs $50.

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: rnp614

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: rnp614
What about a document that was created but never saved and closed

There is software that can actually recover a document that was never saved. I linked it in a previous thread, but the search function is too borked to find it.

FIND THIS PLEASE!!! I beg you! (and so does she)

IIRC, it costs $50.

Even so! This is TWO CHAPTERS of a BOOK she's writing!!

 

[BigJ]

So she cut something from one document, pasted it into another and forget to save?

Why doesn't she just try CTRL + V again.

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: BigJ
So she cut something from one document, pasted it into another and forget to save?

Why doesn't she just try CTRL + V again.

Tried, doesnt work when its a Cut. She pasted once, and now its gone!

 

[tfinch2]

http://www.mapilab.com/office/file_recovery/

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: rnp614

Originally posted by: BigJ
So she cut something from one document, pasted it into another and forget to save?

Why doesn't she just try CTRL + V again.

Tried, doesnt work when its a Cut. She pasted once, and now its gone!

That's weird. Works fine for Cut in Word 2003.

 

[Yossarian]

tell her you may have thought of a solution, but you'll need to have sex with her to really clear your head about the whole thing.