[dba-Tech] Just lost a Word file

Fri Apr 15 16:09:05 CDT 2022

I no longer have any clients using Dropbox. But thanks, that's good to know. 

OneDrive is fully integrated with Windows and getting more so with every release of Windows 11 (about time). So the vast majority of my clients use OneDrive, either personal or business versions of it.

I have a few one person businesses that use Macs and iCloud fits the same bill with those.

I have a few that that are Google shops and for that we use everything Google. 

John B

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+jbartow=winhaven.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of Kathryn Bassett
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 1:54 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Just lost a Word file

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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