[Hidden-tech] retrieving "saved over' word doc

[Kiernan G-S]

Tom,

I would try a software like this:  http://www.piriform.com/recuva



~Kiernan

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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Don Lesser <dlesser at ptraining.com> wrote:
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> I assume you are using Word. The answer is, unfortunately, not really. You can set Word to create .WBK (backup files) each time you save a document, but you end up with double the amount of your files. Word 2010 claims that “previous versions will be available for a short time” and also lets you specifically save a previous version. The autorecover files might be helpful, but you have to crash out of Word to access them. (Shut off your computer with Word open. Not recommended.) Earlier versions of Word allowed a “QuickSave” option that did not erase your changes. You could open the Word Document in Notepad and root around for deleted information in that case.
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> Aside from that, if the user has network or computer backup, there may be another copy that can be restored.
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> And finally, there may be other copies in other folders or on memory sticks.
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> Otherwise, it’s re-type city.
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> Going forward, look at the File New dialog box. There is an option, New From Existing, that will open a copy of any file as a separate file. This is useful for documents that you use often and edit for different users, etc. (i.e. a letter that you send to different people on a regular basis.) If you do this, you never accidentally save over an earlier copy.
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> From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions & Folktography
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> mornin, hidden-techers
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> posting question from a colleague of mine: is there a way to retrieve a document's previous version before it was saved?
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