This solution is a blessing to me. Thanks.
On Nov 6, 2007 3:59 PM, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/05/2007 08:35 AM, Rajiv Krishnan wrote: > > One of the documents which had been password protected (.odt) got shut > down > > when there was a power cut and my ups didn't work. After power came > back, > > when I try to open the document, it tries to recover and repair the > > document, and then asks me for the password. When I type my password > (which > > I am very certain about), it says I typed the wrong password. Please > help. > > If you don't I am planning to discontinue using Open Office. This just > > won't do. This happened to me some years back, but I had forgotten all > > about it. If I have to keep a backup of everything as a .doc document, > why > > use .odt at all? > > Best, > > Rajiv > > > > And you blame the data corruption on OOo? Thats just plain silly. > > To help prevent a total loss in the future do this: > > 1. Create a temp directory for what ever operating system you use > (Windows, Linux, whatever). > > 2. Open OOo and then Tools|Options|OpenOffice.org|Paths and change the > 'Temporary files' /tmp path to point to the new temp directory that you > just created. > > The problem with using /tmp, is that /tmp on Windows (and many linux > systems) gets cleared on a cold boot/reboot. This means that while > you're happily saving your AutoRecovery information every 15 minutes > (Tools|Options|Load/Save|General) but somehow forgot to check "Always > create backup copy", your AutoRecovery information is being save to the > /tmp directory. Power goes off, poof goes the info. Power comes on, you > reboot, /tmp directory gets cleared on boot, and you can't even get back > your last 15 minutes of fame. Changing to a specific /tempdir will > prevent that problem. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
