Hello
I love Open Office, probably too much. But in using it for so many years, i've gotten lazy and complacent. I don't save my files anymore because even if my computer shuts down, all the files I was working on are restored. This time, they weren't. I think it was because of an update. Is there anyway to retrieve these? I think I had about ten OO windows open that I was sporadically working on. Are these lost?
Thank you for any help.
Updated and lost all my content
Updated and lost all my content
Last edited by MrProgrammer on Sun Aug 31, 2025 10:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Open Office 4.1.1
Win 7 64 bit
Win 7 64 bit
Re: Updated and lost all my content - any help would be greatly appreciated
...It is unbelievable in year 2025.I don't save my files anymore because even if my computer shuts down, all the files I was working on are restored.
Please give us some details: how you used the previous version how many document you have lost by now?
Always save your documents in the native file format of the editor software: .odt for Writer, .ods for Calc, etc...
Tibor Kovacs, Hungary; LO7.5.8 /Win7-10 x64Prof.
PortableApps/winPenPack: LO3.3.0-7.6.2;AOO4.1.14
Please, edit the initial post in the topic: add the word [Solved] at the beginning of the subject line - if your problem has been solved.
PortableApps/winPenPack: LO3.3.0-7.6.2;AOO4.1.14
Please, edit the initial post in the topic: add the word [Solved] at the beginning of the subject line - if your problem has been solved.
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Re: Updated and lost all my content - any help would be greatly appreciated
You can try the user profile, there may be backups in the... backup folder, see [Tutorial] The OpenOffice user profile.
Else, recovery applications like PhotoRec could help but after 2 days, not very likely.
Else, recovery applications like PhotoRec could help but after 2 days, not very likely.
LibreOffice 25.2 on Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE Faye) and 24.8 portable on Windows 11.