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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26/02/2009 : 07:00:05
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Overnight I seem to have lost an Excel file on my computer. It is still listed in my recent documents, but when I click on it, it says 'This shortcut refers to a link that has been changed or moved' (or something along those lines).
Its not in my documents anymore and its not in the recycle bin, other stuff is in there that I deleted ages ago and I only used this missing file yesterday or maybe Tuesday.
I have tried a search for the filename, but it's not coming back.
Any ideas or help would be most appreciated, it was quite an important file to me,
thanks.
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2009 : 10:36:20
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| recycle bin? |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
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Jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 10:55:00
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| he said it wasnt in the recycle bin... i dont know how to help you unfortunately... im a mac boy! |
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Ell
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 11:32:12
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Something similar happened to me once. I did a system restore to a few weeks previous and it popped up again. You could perhaps try that?
Or maybe do a search for the file name including hidden files? |
 
1.0.0 Normal corn snake - Dusk
0.1.0 Strawberry Snow Stripe corn snake - Dawn
0.1.0 Harlequin Crested Gecko - Stickles
1.0.0 Sable Syrian Hamster - CoCo
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2009 : 12:13:39
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| ohh yeah so he did hahaha |
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2009 : 13:06:09
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Do a search, including hidden files for part of the main name of the file.
If the file was called 12345678.xls, do a search for '3456' only.
Plus also you wouldn't happen to know the file size would you? Because sometimes if they're saved badly (microsoft does it sometimes) then a startup scan can detect it, in which case it would've moved the file to c:\found.000 and called it something like found000.chk.
Check virus scanners as well, i've lost excel files before due to activex components being flagged as virus's by my scanners. Also known as a 'false positive'. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 16:09:56
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| A system restore might do it, also you could see if its listed under recent documents? |
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Jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2009 : 16:58:48
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| Kehhlyr has mad computer skillz! |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2009 : 18:36:23
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Start -> control pannel -> prefermance and maintanence -> Should be an option on the left margin.
It basicaly changes your pc to how it was at a point in time you choose, but if you have changed other files it might delete those changes? |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 19:46:32
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i would have had a search of windows first.
press the windows button on the keyboard and 'f' at the same time. bung in the file name and search the c drive. rock n roll. |
0.0.1 - carolina corn snake
0.0.1 - royal python
0.1.0 - honduran milk snake
1.0.0 - mexican black king snake
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 26/02/2009 : 20:02:49
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| Was it only ever on your pc? |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/02/2009 : 22:33:56
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Blackecho, Do you use Vista? or XP?
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