Auto Recovery files missing...

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no pain

was working on excel spread sheets and computer restarted.... when i logged
back on.. there were no recoveries and all time spent on these documents seem
to be lost

could someone please help?

or email me back @

[email protected]
 
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Nick Hodge

With the computer re-starting all may be lost but if this is Excel XP, 2003
or 2007 then look at Tools>Options...Save and find the location of the
autosave folder (Different options in XL2007, but similar from office
Button>Excel Options...)

When you find this, via explorer navigate to this folder (may be hidden so
turn this on in folder options in explorer). In here you will hope to find
strangely name files with no extensions. If there are any, copy them
somewhere else and add an .xls (or .xlsx in 2007) file extension and you
should now be able to open them and see what is saved.

If there are no files here, you are out of luck.

--
HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
[email protected]
web: www.nickhodge.co.uk
blog (non tech): www.nickhodge.co.uk/blog
 
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cam

sprry but where is explorer???

Nick Hodge said:
With the computer re-starting all may be lost but if this is Excel XP, 2003
or 2007 then look at Tools>Options...Save and find the location of the
autosave folder (Different options in XL2007, but similar from office
Button>Excel Options...)

When you find this, via explorer navigate to this folder (may be hidden so
turn this on in folder options in explorer). In here you will hope to find
strangely name files with no extensions. If there are any, copy them
somewhere else and add an .xls (or .xlsx in 2007) file extension and you
should now be able to open them and see what is saved.

If there are no files here, you are out of luck.

--
HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
[email protected]
web: www.nickhodge.co.uk
blog (non tech): www.nickhodge.co.uk/blog
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cam

thanks i have found my missing files

you help and time was much appreciated

thanks very much ! if theres anything i can do plz ask

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Dave Peterson

Windows explorer.
Flying windows|E shortcut key
or
rightclick on Start and choose explore
 
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