[Solved] Unsaved files lost after Windows reboot
[Solved] Unsaved files lost after Windows reboot
SOLVED - My computer rebooted overnight for an update and when I logged in to OO, it asked for user profile info, which I left blank and bypassed. Open documents I had been working on, but didn't save, usually come up with a recovery process, but did not and now I don't have anything listed in "recent documents." How can resolve this?
Last edited by pinkwaz on Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
OpenOffice 3.2 on Windows Vista
Re: backup files user profile
Stat OpenOffice from the Programs button, then use /File /Open navigation buttons to get to the folder your files are Saved in. As you select and Open each file, it will thereafter appear on /File /Recent Documents.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Unsaved files lost after Windows reboot
Sorry for the confusion. I can find files, but am interested in the backup of the ones I had open when the computer rebooted. Presently, the file is the previous version I had saved the day before. I'm hoping there is a backup folder in a user profile.
OpenOffice 3.2 on Windows Vista
Re: Unsaved files lost after Windows reboot
Backups, if enabled, will be in the Backup folder indicated in
/Tools /Options /OpenOffice /Paths on the Backups line.
/Tools /Options /OpenOffice /Paths on the Backups line.
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.15 on Xubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Re: Unsaved files lost after Windows reboot
... are stored only in memory (unless you have AutoRecovery enabled and an AutoRecovery save has been saved) and all changes made since the file was opened are irretrievably lost when AOO stops or crashes or when the PC powers off.pinkwaz wrote:Open documents I had been working on, but didn't save ...
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LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.