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Lost Files
Many of my saved have recently disappeared for my Open Office software. To my knowledge I have done nothing to erase my files which include medicine files and my chechbook tabulations from previous years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. The way I found this problem was when I went to give a doctors office a list o my meds I couldn’t find the file.
So my question is am I completely screwed, and the list of meds can be regenerated but the check books data cannot.
I need help, advice whatever. I thought this was reliable software. How can this happen. I need answers and not some boilerplate that says and/.or solves nothing.
LL Lineberry, Jr
Re: Lost Files
Posted by Larry Lineberry <ll...@icloud.com.INVALID>.
Yes I keep it updated. The files disappeared right after a recent update. Found one in the cloud but that was all.
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> On Mar 28, 2022, at 1:20 PM, Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:58:54 +0100
> Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie> wrote:
>
>>> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:39:31 -0400
>>> Larry Lineberry <ll...@icloud.com.INVALID> wrote:
>>>
>>> Many of my saved have recently disappeared for my Open Office software. To my knowledge I have done nothing to erase my files which include medicine files and my chechbook tabulations from previous years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. The way I found this problem was when I went to give a doctors office a list o my meds I couldn’t find the file.
>>>
>>> So my question is am I completely screwed, and the list of meds can be regenerated but the check books data cannot.
>>>
>>> I need help, advice whatever. I thought this was reliable software. How can this happen. I need answers and not some boilerplate that says and/.or solves nothing.
>>>
>>> LL Lineberry, Jr
>>>
>>
>> OpenOffice does not - repeat _NOT_ - erase files. They can be lost from the Recent Documents list, but that is only a list of shortcuts to recently used files; the files still remain in the disk in the folders in which they were saved.
>>
>> It is likely that a Windows update may have erased your files.
>>
>> But before deciding that, use your operating system file search to look for one file whose name you remember.
>>
>> --
>> Rory O'Farrell
>
> On inspecting the Headers of your message I see that you are using a Mac. Have you, in recent years, upgraded your Mac operating system?
>
>
> --
> Rory O'Farrell
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Re: Lost Files
Posted by PCS <pe...@bigpond.com>.
My apologies for stating the obvious (if you are using a Mac), but if you have been using Time Machine you should be able to recover your lost files there, because TM is a backup app that also functions as an archive. Just go back to the last date before you lost the documents, i.e. select 'Enter Time Machine’ (from its icon in the menu bar) and scroll back to the required date, locate the files you've lost, and restore them. Warning: I’ve never had to do a bulk restore, I’ve only ever copied an older version of a file that I wanted to refer back to, so you should check the Apple Help to ensure you restore only what you want to, e.g. a selected folder?, without reverting other stuff to previous versions (you should be able to look up how to do that as easily as I can).
If you haven't been using Time Machine you really should start using it now, so you have access to preserved copies of files if you need them in future.
PCS
> On 29 Mar 2022, at 3:20 am, Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:58:54 +0100
> Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:39:31 -0400
>> Larry Lineberry <ll...@icloud.com.INVALID> wrote:
>>
>>> Many of my saved have recently disappeared for my Open Office software. To my knowledge I have done nothing to erase my files which include medicine files and my chechbook tabulations from previous years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. The way I found this problem was when I went to give a doctors office a list o my meds I couldn’t find the file.
>>>
>>> So my question is am I completely screwed, and the list of meds can be regenerated but the check books data cannot.
>>>
>>> I need help, advice whatever. I thought this was reliable software. How can this happen. I need answers and not some boilerplate that says and/.or solves nothing.
>>>
>>> LL Lineberry, Jr
>>>
>>
>> OpenOffice does not - repeat _NOT_ - erase files. They can be lost from the Recent Documents list, but that is only a list of shortcuts to recently used files; the files still remain in the disk in the folders in which they were saved.
>>
>> It is likely that a Windows update may have erased your files.
>>
>> But before deciding that, use your operating system file search to look for one file whose name you remember.
>>
>> --
>> Rory O'Farrell
>
> On inspecting the Headers of your message I see that you are using a Mac. Have you, in recent years, upgraded your Mac operating system?
>
>
> --
> Rory O'Farrell
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Re: Lost Files
Posted by Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie>.
On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:58:54 +0100
Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:39:31 -0400
> Larry Lineberry <ll...@icloud.com.INVALID> wrote:
>
> > Many of my saved have recently disappeared for my Open Office software. To my knowledge I have done nothing to erase my files which include medicine files and my chechbook tabulations from previous years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. The way I found this problem was when I went to give a doctors office a list o my meds I couldn’t find the file.
> >
> > So my question is am I completely screwed, and the list of meds can be regenerated but the check books data cannot.
> >
> > I need help, advice whatever. I thought this was reliable software. How can this happen. I need answers and not some boilerplate that says and/.or solves nothing.
> >
> > LL Lineberry, Jr
> >
>
> OpenOffice does not - repeat _NOT_ - erase files. They can be lost from the Recent Documents list, but that is only a list of shortcuts to recently used files; the files still remain in the disk in the folders in which they were saved.
>
> It is likely that a Windows update may have erased your files.
>
> But before deciding that, use your operating system file search to look for one file whose name you remember.
>
> --
> Rory O'Farrell
On inspecting the Headers of your message I see that you are using a Mac. Have you, in recent years, upgraded your Mac operating system?
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Re: Lost Files
Posted by Rory O'Farrell <of...@iol.ie>.
On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:39:31 -0400
Larry Lineberry <ll...@icloud.com.INVALID> wrote:
> Many of my saved have recently disappeared for my Open Office software. To my knowledge I have done nothing to erase my files which include medicine files and my chechbook tabulations from previous years 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. The way I found this problem was when I went to give a doctors office a list o my meds I couldn’t find the file.
>
> So my question is am I completely screwed, and the list of meds can be regenerated but the check books data cannot.
>
> I need help, advice whatever. I thought this was reliable software. How can this happen. I need answers and not some boilerplate that says and/.or solves nothing.
>
> LL Lineberry, Jr
>
OpenOffice does not - repeat _NOT_ - erase files. They can be lost from the Recent Documents list, but that is only a list of shortcuts to recently used files; the files still remain in the disk in the folders in which they were saved.
It is likely that a Windows update may have erased your files.
But before deciding that, use your operating system file search to look for one file whose name you remember.
--
Rory O'Farrell
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