omfg all my study notes

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

PlatinumGold

Lifer
Aug 11, 2000
23,168
0
71
Originally posted by: DLeRium
People who don't save every like 5 min are idiotic...

I hit CTRL + S everytime I'm writing a paper and I hit the end of a sentence or I need to pause to think again. Unless I'm rambling on for 2 hrs straight, I'll be saving everytime there's a little pause in my train of thought.

people who don't set up auto save in word are crazy. ;)

you can set it to autosave every 5 minutes you know.
 

Slimline

Golden Member
Jul 19, 2004
1,365
2
81
Originally posted by: DLeRium
People who don't save every like 5 min are idiotic...

I hit CTRL + S everytime I'm writing a paper and I hit the end of a sentence or I need to pause to think again. Unless I'm rambling on for 2 hrs straight, I'll be saving everytime there's a little pause in my train of thought.


You hit the nail on the head.
 

Accipiter22

Banned
Feb 11, 2005
7,942
2
0
Originally posted by: Slimline
BAH. I am so pissed. I was using microsoft word

temp files...FTW..I've done that more times than I can count, and if you go to your documents and settings folder, then sift through recent temp files with a recent time around when you were working on it, you should find a good chunk there.
 

Slimline

Golden Member
Jul 19, 2004
1,365
2
81
Originally posted by: Accipiter22
Originally posted by: Slimline
BAH. I am so pissed. I was using microsoft word

temp files...FTW..I've done that more times than I can count, and if you go to your documents and settings folder, then sift through recent temp files with a recent time around when you were working on it, you should find a good chunk there.

Hmm I looked in my documents and settings folder but i dont see the folder your speaking of,. I have show hidden files enabled...

 

TreyRandom

Diamond Member
Jun 29, 2001
3,346
0
76
Real-world lesson that Slimline learned when studying for his final:

Save often.

Sometimes it's the secondary lessons we learn that are more important than what is taught in the class.
 

HermDogg

Golden Member
Jul 29, 2004
1,384
0
0
Show system files, too. Go into your User folder, and you should see Local Settings>Temp. Also, look in whatever folder you saved it into, there should be a file with almost exactly the same name but no .doc at the end, its a temp file that may have something. But since you didn't save it at all....
 

Slimline

Golden Member
Jul 19, 2004
1,365
2
81
thanks for the help everyone. Luckily after making the notes i am fairly familiar with where the info is. Pretty well time to go, I hope I am prepared. And Trey, the real world lesson means ****** at 2:00 when 35% of my mark rests on my stupidity :p
 

Slimline

Golden Member
Jul 19, 2004
1,365
2
81
*Update* Just finished the final. Breezed through it. Lol thanks to all that tried to help me out. Now to study for tomorrows final. Woot
 

zanieladie

Diamond Member
Jan 19, 2003
3,280
1
0
Originally posted by: Slimline
*Update* Just finished the final. Breezed through it. Lol thanks to all that tried to help me out. Now to study for tomorrows final. Woot


YAY for you! :)

I HATE when documents get "lost" like that...it is sooooo frustrating!
 

Slimline

Golden Member
Jul 19, 2004
1,365
2
81
Lol I concur. Especially when I invest the time to actually create study notes :p
 

TreyRandom

Diamond Member
Jun 29, 2001
3,346
0
76
Originally posted by: Slimline
thanks for the help everyone. Luckily after making the notes i am fairly familiar with where the info is. Pretty well time to go, I hope I am prepared. And Trey, the real world lesson means ****** at 2:00 when 35% of my mark rests on my stupidity :p

We all pay "stupid tax" at some point in our lives. :D Glad to know that you didn't have to pay it in this instance - congrats!