I opened a word document directly from an email attachment and rather than using the "save-as" function I just hit the "save" button after I was finished editing. In Windows XP this file would have been saved in a temporary folder, but I can't seem to find it in Windows 7. I have done a search for *.doc and it didn't come up. Where would this file have been saved to? Does Windows 7 save temporary files? Thanx for the help.
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Where was my file Saved?
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It will be in the Temporary Internet folder. See if this helps you find it.
Regards: Terry
Regards: Terry
Try opening Word and clicking on the File Menu, there should be a list of the most recent documents that were opened and saved.
Recovery of MS Office Files from Temp Files
Description of how Word creates temporary files
The easiest way to get to your Temp folder is to type %temp% in the Start Run box.
If you wish to navigate to...C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Temp... you will have to show BOTH hidden and system files in Control Panel/ Folder Options/ View. You may also have to show those type of files to get Windows Search to see them in the first place.
Recovery of MS Office Files from Temp Files
Description of how Word creates temporary files
The easiest way to get to your Temp folder is to type %temp% in the Start Run box.
If you wish to navigate to...C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Temp... you will have to show BOTH hidden and system files in Control Panel/ Folder Options/ View. You may also have to show those type of files to get Windows Search to see them in the first place.
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