NOO!!!!! HELP!!!!!!

Sharpieman · 01-13-2005, 06:49 PM

Ok, heres the deal...I've been writing this 15 page paper all day and I've done 12 pages...my computer shuts off because of a power failure or something. I CANT FIND THE PAPER!!!!!!!!! I looked in word to see if it did a auto-roll save thing and it only has 4!! pages. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO RECOVER THIS FILE???

Bomber · 01-13-2005, 06:55 PM

Should have saved more frequently.

Sharpieman · 01-13-2005, 06:55 PM

No shit...but I can't go back in time.

BigJohn&TheLions · 01-13-2005, 07:00 PM

I feel our pain. Wish I could help...

Joe · 01-13-2005, 07:01 PM

you're SOL

BigJohn&TheLions · 01-13-2005, 07:07 PM

Look at the bright side. What you wrote was probably complete shit. Now, you have the opportunity to write it in a newer, fresher way!

ISiddiqui · 01-13-2005, 07:08 PM

Is it in MS Word? Word usually saves every 15 minutes or so, IIRC.

Coffee Warlord · 01-13-2005, 07:10 PM

Search through the directory that you saved it in, search through all the word processer folders, pray there's something that looks like a backup.

Otherwise, as they say in ebonics. You be fucked.

terpkristin · 01-13-2005, 07:25 PM

I feel your pain greatly, Sharpie, since my computer has a tendency to overheat and shut off at will, which made writing my 200 page thesis an interesting challenge.

As somebody said, if you were using MS Word, it auto-saves every now and then and will ask you if you want to open the document the next time you start it up (at least, Office XP does), because it will have some recovered version.

I don't know much about other programs, though.
My thoughts are with you.

~tk

sabotai · 01-13-2005, 07:42 PM

MS Word auto-saves only if you have it checked in the options, so if Sharpie doesn't have that set and if he didn't save, he's probably SOL.

However, since the computer shut down without (I'm aussimng) shutting down the applications, there's a chance you still has the temporary file on your computer. Do a search for *.TMP and make sure you search includes ALL files and folders. If it's still there, it'll probably start with a ~.

sovereignstar · 01-13-2005, 08:06 PM

Karma's a bitch.

yabanci · 01-13-2005, 08:34 PM

I don't know, but you should always use the option to have Word autosave every one minute.

SackAttack · 01-13-2005, 08:42 PM

I learned that the hard way when my laptop decided it'd be fun to shut itself off every 2 minutes while writing reviews. I know Word 2000 has the recover feature, and it's been invaluable for me. If you don't have that turned on, you really have nobody to blame but yourself.

Pumpy Tudors · 01-13-2005, 10:41 PM

hxxp://www.twyst.org/~pumpy/ellenfeiss.mov

cthomer5000 · 01-13-2005, 10:59 PM

do a search for *.doc, make sure you have the 'details' on in the file view, and look for the most recent files.

And save more often. Learn from other peoples mistakes. It pained me when my ex-girlfriend had this same thing happen about 4 times during her last 2 years of school. It should never happen to anyone more than once.

lurker · 01-14-2005, 10:33 AM

It's probably too late to help now, but make sure after you do a search that your folder has the option to show hidden items. This happened to Passacaglia a few weeks ago and that's how I found it.

robbgmaier · 01-14-2005, 01:28 PM

brilliant!

Glengoyne · 01-14-2005, 03:44 PM

Yeah, Before declaring yourself screwed I'd look at all of the files in the directory, and look closely at the ones with recent time stamps. You might not be as screwed as you think.

Then again.

Gallifrey · 01-14-2005, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotai

MS Word auto-saves only if you have it checked in the options, so if Sharpie doesn't have that set and if he didn't save, he's probably SOL.

However, since the computer shut down without (I'm aussimng) shutting down the applications, there's a chance you still has the temporary file on your computer. Do a search for *.TMP and make sure you search includes ALL files and folders. If it's still there, it'll probably start with a ~.

My thinking too...search for the temp file. It may have not dropped it.

Router Help · 01-14-2005, 05:55 PM

In Word:

Tools>Options>File Locations Tab

The auto recover spot will show you where Word saves the auto-rolling saves so if there is something to recover, it will be there.

Sharpieman · 01-14-2005, 09:16 PM

Well I didn't find it...I did the whole thing over again last night with the help of some other students. The paper is crap, but at least it got done.

Pumpy Tudors · 01-15-2005, 01:05 AM

Poor Ellen Feiss.

finkenst · 01-15-2005, 10:24 AM

control-s is your friend.

01-13-2005, 07:00 PM	#4
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	I feel our pain. Wish I could help... __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

01-13-2005, 07:07 PM	#6
BigJohn&TheLions College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York	Look at the bright side. What you wrote was probably complete shit. Now, you have the opportunity to write it in a newer, fresher way! __________________ In the immortal words of a great alcoholic, "Can't we all just get along?"

01-13-2005, 07:08 PM	#7
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Is it in MS Word? Word usually saves every 15 minutes or so, IIRC. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

01-13-2005, 07:25 PM	#9
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I feel your pain greatly, Sharpie, since my computer has a tendency to overheat and shut off at will, which made writing my 200 page thesis an interesting challenge. As somebody said, if you were using MS Word, it auto-saves every now and then and will ask you if you want to open the document the next time you start it up (at least, Office XP does), because it will have some recovered version. I don't know much about other programs, though. My thoughts are with you. ~tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

01-13-2005, 10:41 PM	#14
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	hxxp://www.twyst.org/~pumpy/ellenfeiss.mov __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

01-13-2005, 06:55 PM	#2
Bomber High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2004	Should have saved more frequently.

01-13-2005, 06:55 PM	#3
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	No shit...but I can't go back in time.

01-13-2005, 07:01 PM	#5
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	you're SOL

01-13-2005, 07:10 PM	#8
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Search through the directory that you saved it in, search through all the word processer folders, pray there's something that looks like a backup. Otherwise, as they say in ebonics. You be fucked.

01-13-2005, 07:42 PM	#10
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	MS Word auto-saves only if you have it checked in the options, so if Sharpie doesn't have that set and if he didn't save, he's probably SOL. However, since the computer shut down without (I'm aussimng) shutting down the applications, there's a chance you still has the temporary file on your computer. Do a search for *.TMP and make sure you search includes ALL files and folders. If it's still there, it'll probably start with a ~.

01-13-2005, 08:06 PM	#11
sovereignstar Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004	Karma's a bitch.

01-13-2005, 08:34 PM	#12
yabanci College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2003	I don't know, but you should always use the option to have Word autosave every one minute.

01-13-2005, 08:42 PM	#13
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I learned that the hard way when my laptop decided it'd be fun to shut itself off every 2 minutes while writing reviews. I know Word 2000 has the recover feature, and it's been invaluable for me. If you don't have that turned on, you really have nobody to blame but yourself.

01-14-2005, 10:33 AM	#16
lurker High School JV Join Date: May 2001	It's probably too late to help now, but make sure after you do a search that your folder has the option to show hidden items. This happened to Passacaglia a few weeks ago and that's how I found it.

01-14-2005, 01:28 PM	#17
robbgmaier College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2001	brilliant!

01-14-2005, 03:44 PM	#18
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	Yeah, Before declaring yourself screwed I'd look at all of the files in the directory, and look closely at the ones with recent time stamps. You might not be as screwed as you think. Then again.

01-14-2005, 05:55 PM	#20
Router Help Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ferndale, MI now in Chicago, IL	In Word: Tools>Options>File Locations Tab The auto recover spot will show you where Word saves the auto-rolling saves so if there is something to recover, it will be there.

01-14-2005, 09:16 PM	#21
Sharpieman Greatly Missed. (7/11/84-06/12/05) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Well I didn't find it...I did the whole thing over again last night with the help of some other students. The paper is crap, but at least it got done.

01-15-2005, 01:05 AM	#22
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Poor Ellen Feiss. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

01-15-2005, 10:24 AM	#23
finkenst College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: usually sunny SoCal	control-s is your friend.

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