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**cigsstorenick** · 03-05-2009, 01:20 AM

I'm so incredibly pissed at the moment. I was working with some lame excell spreadsheet all day, I saved it like every 2 minutes. At the end of the day I'm almost finished, save it one more time and close excel. After that I wanted to send the spreadsheet to my email as backup, but I wondered why the file size was so small. I open the file only to find out it's only the first couple of lines of work. I had soooooo much stuff done and now it magically all dissapeared. I checked all excel files on the computer and none of them were the spreadsheet I was working on. I mean, what the heck!!!! I'm sure I saved many times.. how can this happen??? I can only access the computer next wednesday so I can't look up anything right now, but is there any way windows xp makes backup documents somewhere??? I don't want to feel like I worked a whole day for nothing, especially since the work was frigging boring and aweful!!

**AlexClips** · 03-05-2009, 01:31 AM

Try looking in the

C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp

Local Settings directory is hidden, so you have to set your Explorer to show hidden files and directories.

**Cyncceply** · 03-05-2009, 01:32 AM

It's a long shot but there's hidden (enable view hidden files) temp files in the same directory as you save your work. They end in a $ sign and have the same name as the file you are working on. If you can get ms office to restore them somehow (you can't just double click it) and you may (or may not..) find your work there.

Like i say it's a long shot and i can't remember how you can get them to be restored, but i can't think of any other ways right now anyway. Not for the time frame your talking about.

**craditc** · 03-05-2009, 02:57 AM

Try looking in the

C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp

Local Settings directory is hidden, so you have to set your Explorer to show hidden files and directories.

Start -> run -> %temp%

**gabbaman** · 03-05-2009, 03:12 AM

Start -> run -> %temp%

Wow, you learn something new everyday!

**cigsstorenick** · 03-05-2009, 03:34 AM

thx.. I will give it a try next Wednesday.. lets hope the temp isn't deleted by then..

**tyclislavaify** · 03-05-2009, 07:55 AM

Pray to god, he will save it for you.

**cigsstorenick** · 04-04-2009, 04:21 PM

Pray to god, he will save it for you.

funny.......

03-05-2009, 01:20 AM	#1
cigsstorenick Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	lost a whole day of work I'm so incredibly pissed at the moment. I was working with some lame excell spreadsheet all day, I saved it like every 2 minutes. At the end of the day I'm almost finished, save it one more time and close excel. After that I wanted to send the spreadsheet to my email as backup, but I wondered why the file size was so small. I open the file only to find out it's only the first couple of lines of work. I had soooooo much stuff done and now it magically all dissapeared. I checked all excel files on the computer and none of them were the spreadsheet I was working on. I mean, what the heck!!!! I'm sure I saved many times.. how can this happen??? I can only access the computer next wednesday so I can't look up anything right now, but is there any way windows xp makes backup documents somewhere??? I don't want to feel like I worked a whole day for nothing, especially since the work was frigging boring and aweful!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-05-2009, 01:31 AM	#2
AlexClips Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Try looking in the C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp Local Settings directory is hidden, so you have to set your Explorer to show hidden files and directories. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-05-2009, 01:32 AM	#3
Cyncceply Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	It's a long shot but there's hidden (enable view hidden files) temp files in the same directory as you save your work. They end in a $ sign and have the same name as the file you are working on. If you can get ms office to restore them somehow (you can't just double click it) and you may (or may not..) find your work there. Like i say it's a long shot and i can't remember how you can get them to be restored, but i can't think of any other ways right now anyway. Not for the time frame your talking about. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-05-2009, 02:57 AM	#4
craditc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	Try looking in the C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp Local Settings directory is hidden, so you have to set your Explorer to show hidden files and directories. Start -> run -> %temp% Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-05-2009, 03:12 AM	#5
gabbaman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	Start -> run -> %temp% Wow, you learn something new everyday! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-05-2009, 03:34 AM	#6
cigsstorenick Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	thx.. I will give it a try next Wednesday.. lets hope the temp isn't deleted by then.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-05-2009, 07:55 AM	#7
tyclislavaify Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	Pray to god, he will save it for you. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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04-04-2009, 04:21 PM	#8
cigsstorenick Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	Pray to god, he will save it for you. funny....... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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