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What is the chance of recovering overwritten data in a Word doc?
Zero%, or less?
 
Please explain. Do you mean that you changed and saved the document, and now want the pre-changes version back?
 
There's a feature in Word to "always create backup copies," In (I think) Tools | Options | Save. If that was enabled, then search for files *.wbk in the same folder as the current version of the document. Make sure to search for hidden files.

If it's not there, then it's probably gone. You can try searching for the tilde ( ~ ) or for *.tmp, but I'm afraid your chances are pretty slim.

-Rich
 
If the original file was old enough, would a system restore recover it?
 
Search for the original file name without the extension and as previously stated you may find a backup copy that Word creates.

Good luck.


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Version control is a huge, huge benefit in Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007. It won't help you this time, but seriously, consider using Version Control is you can.

File > Versions > Save Now

A lesson from Nick: Version control keeps this from happening. Good luck in the future kind sir.
 
SkyHog said:
Version control is a huge, huge benefit in Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007. It won't help you this time, but seriously, consider using Version Control is you can.

File > Versions > Save Now

A lesson from Nick: Version control keeps this from happening. Good luck in the future kind sir.
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Not too germane, but I seem to recall that they REMOVED this feature post-Word 2007. Do I recall correctly?
 
gprellwitz said:
Not too germane, but I seem to recall that they REMOVED this feature post-Word 2007. Do I recall correctly?
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I hope not. Word 2010 has a new version control system in it, and Sharepoint has it as well, so perhaps they thought it was redundant, but it is the savior of all things word processing, so it better be prominent in the final release!
 
SkyHog said:
I hope not. Word 2010 has a new version control system in it, and Sharepoint has it as well, so perhaps they thought it was redundant, but it is the savior of all things word processing, so it better be prominent in the final release!
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I hope you're right. I used to use it, and was always peeved when people would "version" their files by appending "_v2.docx" or something to them. But when I went to look for versioning after upgrading, I couldn't find it. Maybe I was just blind. Just don't tell my AME! :D
 
This is W2002.
and the desired file is not to be found in a search.
Thanks.
All is not lost....its just work!
 
Let'sgoflying! said:
This is W2002.
and the desired file is not to be found in a search.
Thanks.
All is not lost....its just work!
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I'm sorry, David. I get calls like this all the time, and usually there's nothing that can be done. Finding a usable backup file is a happy, but not-too-common event.

This is another reason why I like online backup. It would have made a three-click recovery out of this. So would many other types of backup, but all of the better online providers do it quietly and automatically, which means it actually gets done.

http://www.thebackupnut.com/

-Rich
 
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