[Solved] File corrupted showing symbols: #####

[flusso]

Please i'm desperate i spent all my last week in writing this essay now corrupted. I read there are solutions in this forum but i can't succeed. It's really important for me. I'm dismay and sad. The deadline for the work is tomorrow so now i haven't solutions but the despair. Please if there are people who can help me, who can repair this file, i will be grateful for life

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[acknak]

Sorry, your file contains no recoverable data--it's all zeros.

[flusso]

so there is nothing to do? ç__ç

[acknak]

Re-type the file or recover from your last backup copy. Sorry.

[Hagar Delest]

Sadly, quite nothing to do, see: 22 pages term paper replaced with pound signs.
Any power shortage for example? It's a common root cause of such problem.

Check the temporary folder of the system (see in OOo Tools>Options>OOo>Paths). If there are folders like sgmlf.tmp with a file having the same name inside, make a copy of that file, rename it in .odt and cross your fingers. Else, I hope you had a backup (or a copy in a mailbox)...

I think there are less reports about such problems, do you confirm you were using AOO 3.4.1? That would be the first case.


3rd topic about that problem within 2 days, after a long period without any problem.

[flusso]

i tried the backup, but it doesn't "backup" documents in the process

[flusso]

actually i updated OO after, trying to fix the problem. I used this website to count words just yesterday http://www.focus.it/fileflash/script/conta_parole.html but i think it doesn't matter

[Hagar Delest]

What was the version used at last save?
No, I can't see how word count would have corrupted the file.

[flusso]

Check the temporary folder of the system (see in OOo Tools>Options>OOo>Paths). If there are folders like sgmlf.tmp

THAT WAS THE ANSWER!!!!! I FOUND IT AGAIN I'M SO HAPPY AND SO GRATEFUL THANK YOUUUUUUUUUU! I COULD CRY NOW

[RoryOF]

Now, go immediately in OpenOffice to /Tools /Options /Load-Save :General and check the "Always create backup copy" checkbox.

[Hagar Delest]

THAT WAS THE ANSWER!!!!! I FOUND IT AGAIN I'M SO HAPPY AND SO GRATEFUL THANK YOUUUUUUUUUU! I COULD CRY NOW

Pretty glad it could help.
You've been lucky, very often users reboot and it cleans the temporary files!