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FUCK YOU, CLIPPY.
Our lovely staff member Megan called me last night, frantic that she had lost her Word document. We’ve all been in the same boat– often it’s the same situation: you’ve e-mailed yourself a copy of your document that you open and start editing. You save and then close the window, not immediately realizing that you haven’t downloaded the file to your computer. Shit.
First of all, let that be a warning to you: When you receive a document of ANY TYPE in your e-mail, save it to your computer first!
So, the first thing (as anybody might do) I did was search google for “saved word document open from email lost.” What came up seemed pretty helpful. It was “10 Ways to Find a Lost Word .doc” from the website HackCollege.
9. Open up C:\Documents and Settings\*USERNAME*\Local Settings\Temp
This is a hidden folder, so you’ll probably have to use Windows Explorer. Hit Start, then All Programs.
Go to Accessories, then Windows Explorer. Navigate to that folder, where *USERNAME* is whatever your computer calls you. Do you see your document in that folder?
Check out the full article here.
I’m sure this could help a few of you guys out more than once.
I’m sure the IT Helpdesk at Emerson would be happy that I told you this (when you do have a computer issue, go to them– they know their shit).
As an IT kid that has had to be the bearer of bad news, let it be known that if you do this at a lab machine, and log out of that machine before saving the file properly, you’re good and screwed.