Help...Can I retrieve a lost Excel file???

[MisfitsFiend]

My mom just called from work - she accidentally deleted an excel file she has been working all day on - it was not saved. Is there any way she can retrieve it? I know...she should have saved it...I told her....


Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!!

mf

 

[MisfitsFiend]

bump for some help 🙂

 

[gistech1978]

did she empty the recycle bin since deleting the file?

 

[MisfitsFiend]

no, but it isn't saved - is there a temp file anywhere??

 

[Nocturnal]

I think the temp file only exists if the file is saved previously.

 

[MisfitsFiend]

that's what I thought too...

 

[slycat]

only way to recover it now is through use of a 3rd party proggie like
easyrecoverypro..if that part of the hdd hasn't been rewritten to theres almost a 99%
chance of retrieving it. do a search for like 'file recovery' 'hdd recovery' on google and u might find
a freeware or something.

of course some people look on kazaa or something called bittorrent...which i have no idea what they are
personally.

 

[Krugger]

not if it was never saved, i dont think those programs will even help.

 

[atom]

Even if it was on the HD temporarily, she didn't save it, meaning she doesn't know what the file name is, so data recovery software is useless. Personally I think she's SOL.

 

[Sketcher]

Depending on the "auto-save" frequency and whether it was saved in any fashion (you said it wasn't) the file that would be created has the extension ".xar"

the .xar file is purged however, once a successful save, copy or transfer or program close is performed. The location of the Office Temp files in XP Pro is:

C:\Documents and Settings\**USER**\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel