Re: How do I link a save ~$ file to the original document in Word?

Hi Brett,

Sorry, you assume wrongly. The ~$ file is the "owner" file that tells
Word that the document is in use, so that any other user who tries to
open it at the same time will be told that it's read-only. There is no
information in that file that's of any use to you now, and you can
safely delete it. Your changes have vaporized.

The article at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211632 explains
Word's temporary files. The article at
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm tells you how
to clean up the debris.

If you had saved the file before walking away from the computer, the
changes would be present. Probably you should look at
http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm as well.

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On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 08:18:27 -0800, Brett Bender <Brett
Bender@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I was working on a document named (for example) Bob Was Here.doc in Word.
When as I'm working a hidden file was created in the same directory as the
file working file but with the name: ~$b Was Here.doc

I'm assuming this file contains metadata about all the changes that were
made during my session and each time I Save or it Auto Saves, more data get's
written to this file.

Problem is, my machine was restarted without my knowledge when I opened the
file after the restart none of my changes during my last session were
present. I still have the ~$ file but I'm assuming that it's not linked to
my orignal document anymore.

Is there a way to recover these changes?

Thanks,
-brett

Is there a way to link this file.
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