It's not an Excel thing.............but you might try going to the Desktop
and double-clicking on the Recycle Bin icon, then if you see your file,
Right-click on it and select Restore..........

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"Patinak" wrote in message
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Well, of course I've been working on this spreadsheet for over an hour. I
deleted it without saving changes (long story). I believe the file can be
retrieved if it has a name (which it has) and you don't turn the computer
off
(it's running). Does anyone out there know how to do it?