Re: lost a file, does anyone know how I can recover?

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:45:09 -0500

Word did not present you with an AutoRecovery backup the next time you
started? Do you have AutoRecover enabled? 

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"Chris" <cr258@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I was working on a file in Word when it was suddenly
> closed. I tried to access it but the program told me it
> was no longer there. I have checked the Recycle Bin and
> also ran a search, but with no results. I have noticed
> that a file of similar size was created at the same time
> my file was lost. It is a TMP file, and when I open it
> there are 50 pages of box-shaped characters. Does anyone
> know if I can recover the lost file from this TMP file or
> if there is another solution I have not thought of? Thanks.

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