mikebell wrote:When I open OO after shutting down I always got a recovery message and OO recovered my unsaved documents
Always make sure you complete the recovery process so as to delete the lock file which causes the recovery process to start. Check by starting AOO - it should now start without offering to recover.
mikebell wrote: I lost [my files]
You say you have lost more than one file which is extremely unusual - and extremely unlikely. Click
Start. Type *.odt (or *.doc etc) in the
Search box. Press
Enter. Click
Show more files. This lists every .odt (or .doc etc) file on the PC.