[dba-Tech] Just lost a Word file

[Kathryn Bassett]

I think John's describing what happens with Dropbox. I can go into Dropbox
and turn on the "previous versions" setting and find backups that way.
Kathryn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-
> bounces+kathryn=bassett.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of John
> Bartow
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 11:24 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <dba-
> tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Just lost a Word file
> 
> If you have a Microsoft account and have OneDrive cloud sync and backup
> turned on you're covered for anything you save to your desktop or account
> folders. The backup probably wouldn't catch a file that was actively being
> created and worked on. But if it had been created yesterday and screwed up
> today, then it would have the backed up copy available. Just go to your
> Microsoft.com account - OneDrive - Backups. So yes, OneDrive is no longer
> just a cloud sync tool, it does backups too. Has for a few years now.
> 
> I still do full backups with a separate backup tool though. Trusting
Microsoft
> or Google is like feeding a rabid dog and expecting it to love you in
return.
> 
> John B
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-
> bounces+jbartow=winhaven.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of
> Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 12:42 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <dba-
> tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Just lost a Word file
> 
> The best one for my money is drag and drop to an EHD.  Crude but
effective.
> 
> I got into the habit a long time ago, before the internets and cloud.  I
was
> always afraid of losing a program file so whenever I finished working on
any
> file, I dragged it to the desktop EHD shortcut. Then I started dragging to
TWO
> EHDs so I had three copies. Now, even though any file I work on is also on
my
> Google Drive, I still drag and drop to an external EHD. Plus on mdbs and
word
> docs I append a version number which I bump every time I'm finished with a
> file.  IOW, I don't trust my computer as far as I can throw it.
> 
> r
> 
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 10:21 AM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > No, I don't have any of the Windows or Word features enabled for
> > recovery because I'm stupid.
> >
> > I'm running software right now but it's going to take forever, but
> > small price to pay if it works.
> >
> > At least I'll get an article out of it. I had no idea there were so
> > many backup and recovery features now available.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-Tech
> > <dba-tech-bounces+ssharkins=gmail.com at databaseadvisors.com>
> > On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 1:14 PM
> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Just lost a Word file
> >
> > Could it be in the recovery pane in Word? Did you try a search on part
> > of the file name? I use voidtools' Everything. It's very effective.
> >
> > r
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 10:05 AM Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I just did the dumbest thing I think I've ever done while working.
> > > Someone, I overwrote my Word article file with my Word demo file.
> > > I've check the temp folder, OneDrive. no where in site. Any hope to
> > > recover it?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Susan Harkins
> > >
> > >
> > >
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