Hi On Fri, 2011-07-29 at 19:25 -0700, JeepNut wrote:
> Because I really like closure, thought I would post the resolution to the > problem of the file I lost. > Admittedly a fairly unsophisticated user of the office suite, I overlooked a > very easy answer to the problem of recovering the file that crashed and > ended up being completely empty.... > > Find the backup copy. > > I didn't even realize one existed! But after continuing to review posts in > this excellent forum and getting a few ideas here and there about how to > stabilize my also-frequently-crashing office suite, I became aware of the > option in the Tools / Options menu that allows for a backup copy to be > saved. Once I found the Paths option and located the hidden subfolders > where backups and various other LibreOffice system files are saved, I > discovered (to my great joy!) the most recent backed up copy of that trashed > file! > > I thank all the folks that attempted to recover the document and offered > suggestions. > But in this case, the simplest answer of all seems to have been just > overlooked by everyone. > It's a complex set of tools and software, so it's not surprising that there > is a lot to learn if one wants to become a proficient user. The experience > and subsequent follow-up has taught me a lot. > > I just really appreciate the hard work and dedication of the entire team of > folks who have made this open source solution even POSSIBLE and I thank you > all for your continued efforts at improving it. > > Overall satisfactory and very beneficial results have been achieved. > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3211104.html > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > Thanks for the comments, sometimes one needs to look for the simplest answer first. -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
