Re: I "saved" my Word doc...where is it??
- From: pamik27 <pamik27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:20:00 -0700
If it was saved with the original file name, shouldn't I just have been able
to "search" for the file name, as long as I told the search to look in hidden
folders?
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
The file was saved in one of your temporary internet storage folders, under.
the name you see as the attachment. The trick, of course, is finding it,
since those temporary folders are hidden by default. This changed file
eventually will be deleted, but is probably still there.
Read through all of the following to avoid causing it to be deleted
prematurely.
When you closed the email message that contained the attachment, you were
probably prompted as to whether or not you wanted to save changes to the
email. If you said "Yes," then you're in luck. If you distinctly recall
saying yes, then you can simply re-open the email and double-click the
attachment. It should contain your changes.
If you didn't say Yes to saving those changes, however, then DON'T reopen
the file by double-clicking the attachment. This most likely will overwrite
the changed file with a fresh copy of the original attachment.
Instead, my first try would be to open a different attachment, and to note
the folder where it's stored. Since you're using the Home/Student version of
Office 2007, am I correct that you're either using Outlook Express or
Windows Mail? If so, then it will probably be in a location that looks
something like the following if you're using Vista:
C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
Files\Content.IE5\ZC43BWPO
This will look a little different if you're using Windows XP, probably
beginning as C:\Documents and Setting...
In any case, I would first check in the folder shown. You might get lucky.
You will need to tell Windows Explorer to show hidden/system files.
If it's not there, then I would search [for *.doc] in the ...Content.IE5
folder (or whatever it's called). When/if you find it, copy it to a
non-temporary location before opening it.
Good luck & happy hunting.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"pamik27" <pamik27@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B5DC9D30-752B-45F4-B24C-56B247247E3D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I used Office (Home/Student) 2007 to open an attachment, which was a Word
97
doc. I opened it, made a bunch of changes (for several hours!) and all the
while was hitting the "save" icon. (It never asked me to "save as..."). I
now
cannot find this document anywhere on my computer.
I know I should have hit "save as" and got the doc onto my C drive. But in
previous Word versions, a document like that would have been saved in a
"tmp"
file that I could easily find.
Have I completely lost this document and all the changes I made to it?
HELP?
Did this "compatibility mode" mess me up?
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