Recover "exchanged" file in publisher

[mikeallyk]

My wife was working on a large document in publisher. When she went to close
out an "exchange file" window came up instead of a "save changes". But her
auto response to click yes had already happened. Does anyone know of a way
to recover the old content that was saved under the same file name? Thanks
for your help. - Mike

 

[John Inzer]

My wife was working on a large document in publisher. When she went
to close out an "exchange file" window came up instead of a "save
changes". But her auto response to click yes had already happened.
Does anyone know of a way to recover the old content that was saved
under the same file name? Thanks for your help. - Mike

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When a file is overwritten (replaced),
it's gone unless you have a backup.

The dialog is usually something like:

Would you like to replace the existing file
xxxxx
With this one?
xxxxx

Clicking 'Yes' is the end of the original file.

I've seen the suggestion that searching
for temp files might be worth a try...but
personally I've never had any luck finding
a replacement for an overwritten file.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

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I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Mary Sauer]

Hey John, it doesn't hurt to try to look for a temp file. Publisher does create
them.

Type %temp% in the address bar in Windows Explorer. Look for files with a pub
prefix. Change the .tmp to .pub, maybe you will get lucky.

 

[John Inzer]

Hey John, it doesn't hurt to try to look for a temp file. Publisher
does create them.

Type %temp% in the address bar in Windows Explorer. Look for files
with a pub prefix. Change the .tmp to .pub, maybe you will get lucky.

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Thanks Mary, I'll give it a try the next
time I have a problem.


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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk