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I overwote a document on Open office writer, can i retrieve it or restore computer to a previous date?

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I overwote a document on Open office writer, can i retrieve it or restore computer to a previous date?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Use your backups...

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George Mapp (georgemapp) said : 		#2

@actionparsnip Please tell me how to access my backups! I am a Ubuntu novice -- I love the system but need help especially on programming side. I lost several changes to a book proposal so I am trying to get to an earlier version with all the work and corrections I did yesterday.
THANK YOU

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

If the data is important to you, you will have been taking regular backups to a USB device etc, or remote PC / cloud storage like dropbox or ubuntuone.

If you have no backup then the file change is stuck.

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George Mapp (georgemapp) said : 		#4

Important is an understatement :(( I will use your suggestion of a USB from NOW ON! Thank you for ALL your help!
george

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jimwg (jimwg) said : 		#5

I don't know whether this will fly in Ubuntu -- it does for Macs, but IF you already set OpenOffice to always create backups (via Prefs menu), you MIGHT have a copy of your lost file deep the OOo program folder. Use a search program to find the file with the same or part of the name and if it pops up you might be able to retrieve it. Worth a shot!

JimWG