Excel, I didn't save, is it recoverable?

[JDMFanYo]

Just spent 2 hours creating something in excel, pasting into a database, thinking the database had updated (when it hadn't) and therefore closed excel without saving.

Plenty of mistakes I made in that scenario, but I'm fubared if I have to spend ANOTHER 2 hours doing such a labour intensive retarded task.

Please tell me there's a way to recover this?

Edit: Also, Microsoft stting clipboard seems to have only remembered an email qhich I have copy&pasted since.

fk.

Edited by JDMFanYo on Tuesday 19th January 13:24

[Planet Claire]

I think you've just learnt the hard way...

[eps]

Which version of Excel?

Go to Tools, Options, Save

Do you have save autorecover info every XX mins enabled? It should also indicate a location.

Hopefully you do, if not, enable and re-do the work.

[eps]

My mistook, you closed Excel, which probably removed the autosave..

You might be able to drag something off the hard drive, using a recovery tool, but that could take almost as long
as just doing the work again..


ETA : You were creating something in Excel, but when you closed it you didn't save??

Edited by eps on Tuesday 19th January 13:40

[eps]

JDMFanYo said:

eps said:

My mistook, you closed Excel, which probably removed the autosave..

You might be able to drag something off the hard drive, using a recovery tool, but that could take almost as long
as just doing the work again..


ETA : You were creating something in Excel, but when you closed it you didn't save??

Edited by eps on Tuesday 19th January 13:40

Yep, I know, I'm a tard.

No lunch today

Edited by JDMFanYo on Tuesday 19th January 13:41

Oh well, a small price to pay as long as it reminds you not to do it again!

[eps]

JDMFanYo said:

eps said:

My mistook, you closed Excel, which probably removed the autosave..

You might be able to drag something off the hard drive, using a recovery tool, but that could take almost as long
as just doing the work again..


ETA : You were creating something in Excel, but when you closed it you didn't save??

Edited by eps on Tuesday 19th January 13:40

Yep, I know, I'm a tard.

No lunch today

Edited by JDMFanYo on Tuesday 19th January 13:41

Oh well, a small price to pay as long as it reminds you not to do it again!