Re: [SLUG] lost file

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Sun Feb 15 2004 - 21:51:29 EST


On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 01:13:41PM -0500, Dennis McDonald wrote:

> I can't find an .xls file I was using in Open Office. I know I did not
> delete or rename it, but suspect it may have been open when I shutdown.
> Is there so way to recover lost .xls files? I used kfind to list all the
> xls files, but it was not in this list . Any other ideas?
> Thanks
> Dennis
>

It may not end in .xls anymore. It may instead be .xls~ or .xls with
some other gobbledegook appended to it (it could be a backup). You might
instead try to find something along the lines of "*.xls*" in kfind.

Paul
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