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JoAnn Paules

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Feb 17, 2008, 2:55:03 PM2/17/08
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Without a backup, sadly the answer is no. I don't suppose you've ever
emailed it to someone or have a paper copy?

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JoAnn Paules
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"Elizabeth" <Eliz...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I created a document of 68 pages and saved it as 121107. I then created a
> new document of 3 pages and accidentally saved it as 121107. It has now
> overwritten the original one named 121107 and it did not create a backup
> copy. Is there any way I can recover the first document called 121107? I
> am
> desperate.

Jay Freedman

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Feb 17, 2008, 2:59:48 PM2/17/08
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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:35:01 -0800, Elizabeth
<Eliz...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I created a document of 68 pages and saved it as 121107. I then created a
>new document of 3 pages and accidentally saved it as 121107. It has now
>overwritten the original one named 121107 and it did not create a backup
>copy. Is there any way I can recover the first document called 121107? I am
>desperate.

Sorry, no, there's nothing you can do after the fact.

You can set an option on the Save tab of the options dialog to "always save a
backup", which will help to prevent future problems like this. But setting it
now is the proverbial "closing the barn door after the horse left". If you want
a more reliable backup, read http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm --
but again, it won't help this time.

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Elizabeth

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Feb 17, 2008, 3:12:00 PM2/17/08
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"Jay Freedman" wrote:

> Thank you. I do use that option to "always save a back-up" but for some reason it seems to go back to being unticked and does not save the back-up.

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Feb 17, 2008, 4:16:07 PM2/17/08
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I doubt that that would have helped in this case, anyway, since no backup is
created when you save a new document with the same name as another.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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