by robleyd » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:25 am
Depending on how the "corruption" is exhibited, it may be possible to recover some or all of the file in question. If you can tell us what the symptoms are it might be possible to offer further advice. In the meantime, you might try the following:
Download Recuva (Windows only) or PhotoRec for Win, MacOS, Linux and other OSes (only one needed) and let it do an in-depth recovery of deleted files on your computer. You may get a file containing some or all of your data (or not). Do this as a first priority; other use of the computer may overwrite any existing but deleted files and prevent their recovery. There is no guarantee that you will recover anything useful. Given it may have been some while since the onset of your problem, you may not find much.
Damage to an Apache OpenOffice file is generally traceable to the computer shutting down or hibernating whilst the file is still open, or by over hasty powering down of the computer after closing AOO files. Having OpenOffice open whilst Windows performs overnight upgrades which require a reboot has also been reported as a cause.
Cheers
David
Apache OpenOffice 4.1.4 - Windows 7
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