asked 2012-09-04 16:44:12 +0200

manj_k
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Accidentally saved edited document before closing instead of using Save As. Now I am missing a lot of what I had written. Is there any way to recover what was lost? Backup feature wasn't on - didn't know about that feature until after mishap - and same with Time Machine. Using Mac Mountain Lion os x.

Are there any overwritten docx recovery programs that can help me? Also have read about "versions", but how does that work?

Really hope I can get help with this.

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answered 2013-02-27 02:40:07 +0200

rmfaile

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updated 2013-03-09 09:23:38 +0200

Unfortunately, I don't think your data can be restored. Versions helps by saving multiple versions of a document within the same document. You can view previous versions of the document and merge changes if necessary. The help for the Versions feature is here:

Versions - LibreOffice Help

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See also → Tagged "versioning".

(As far as I remember, "Versions" is not available in Writer for ".doc/.docx".)

manj_k ( 2013-02-27 13:09:43 +0200 )edit

answered 2013-02-27 07:40:06 +0200

ROSt52

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I recommend to follow the proposal of @rmfaile AND to back up your HDD every days or every other day. By doing so you always have an older version backed up.

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Accidentally saved edited document before closing.