How to recover Lost or corrupt files

[IsaMar]

Hello,

Maybe someone can help me, I´ve saved a file in open office excel but then had an accidental loss of power to the pc, so next time I tried to open the same file there was nothing in it.

Is there anymeans to recover the lost info?

Thanks in advance,

Isa

[RoryOF]

You may be able to recover a previous version of the file - see [Tutorial] How to find and un-delete AOO temporary files for detailed instructions on how to

a) use Previous Versions (W7 and later) to recover previous versions of the file ;

b) recover your file as it was when you last opened or saved it, or as it was when it was last saved with AutoRecovery;

c) find previous versions of the file in the folder it is located in, but which have since been deleted;

d) un-delete the temporary files AOO wrote while you were editing the file, and then deleted. This will recover your file as it was when you last opened or you last saved it.

[YODA]

If it is filled with these ########################### then it is totally corrupt and beyond repair unless you use something like Photorec or Recuva.

[patrickelvin]

Ii have a similar problem .A much used named and saved file has disappeared from MY documents . I d ont have a backup (OK i am anidiot but have never had a problem before ) and will now use a backup . Any idea how to recover it is not in recycle bin

[John_Ha]

Any idea how to recover it is not in recycle bin

Read the tutorial in the post above.

[RoryOF]

Recent Documents is merely a list of the last ten files opened. It points to them on the hard disk, where they have been stored. If that list gets "torn up", it doesn't affect the location in which the files were stored. See my posting viewtopic.php?f=5&t=98973&p=475737#p475735 for information on how to access them.