System Restore Help Needed

[brogan]

Hi guys,

One of my employees has accidentally over-written an important excel file and not made a backup. I understand that if I use system restore I will not be able to revert back to a checkpoint where that file exists in its previous state as all documents like this are protected.

Is there any way I can get that file back?

 

[eyec]

restore it from your backup files, if you have it on the server.

 

[brogan]

Thanks for your response. He works remotely and therefore files are not stored on the server.

Mark

 

[eyec]

if it is that important use the System Restore - after he saves any other important files he has created since the last Restore Point (check the date of the last Restore Point to determine if any files need to be saved external to the hard drive) to a floppy, flash or CD drive.

 

[smah]

If you're talking about the Windows System Restore function, it will not restore any documents - it acts on Windows system files only.

Steve

http://www.advancedheaters.com

 

[brogan]

Thanks for both of your responses. Smah you are right that I will not be able to restore any documents. Is there any way I can get this document back though?

Mark

 

[eyec]

smah, i am glad you are more awake than i. i ahve not had my quota of coffee yet.

anyway, ask the person that blew the file away if he either emailed it to someone or if he checked for a file of the same name with a ~ in front of the file and with a .tmp extention. if may be there.

 

[brogan]

Guys,

Many thanks for your help!

Fortunately, he has just informed me that he has a backup of the document!

Fortunately, I wont have to fire him now ;

Mark