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How do I retrieve deleted data in Excel?
I made a copy of a file and was working in the copy thinking that if I
deleted information in the copy it would be left alone in the original. I deleted the info in the copy and, of course, it deleted it in the original. I don't have a copy. HELP!! |
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How do I retrieve deleted data in Excel?
If you made a copy of the file then anything you did to the copy wouldn't
have done anything to the original. Are you sure that you didn't just open a second window on the same worksheet? If you have corrupted your original then you've lost the data unless you have a backup, either: 1 As a separate backup in the same folder [which is a wise option to choose at the time of File/ Save As (by using Tools/ General Options); you will, I hope, do that in future!]. 2 As an archive or backup to a separate disk or to tape, which would be standard good practice if you are working on a network. 3 As a copy which you may have sent to someone else. -- David Biddulph "littlebee" wrote in message ... I made a copy of a file and was working in the copy thinking that if I deleted information in the copy it would be left alone in the original. I deleted the info in the copy and, of course, it deleted it in the original. I don't have a copy. HELP!! |
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How do I retrieve deleted data in Excel?
aThank you, David. I did a right click on the original and clicked copy then
paste onto my desktop. Then, I deleted the data in the copy. The idea was to use the original as a template and save the info in the original then create new data in the copy. Should that have worked? "David Biddulph" wrote: If you made a copy of the file then anything you did to the copy wouldn't have done anything to the original. Are you sure that you didn't just open a second window on the same worksheet? If you have corrupted your original then you've lost the data unless you have a backup, either: 1 As a separate backup in the same folder [which is a wise option to choose at the time of File/ Save As (by using Tools/ General Options); you will, I hope, do that in future!]. 2 As an archive or backup to a separate disk or to tape, which would be standard good practice if you are working on a network. 3 As a copy which you may have sent to someone else. -- David Biddulph "littlebee" wrote in message ... I made a copy of a file and was working in the copy thinking that if I deleted information in the copy it would be left alone in the original. I deleted the info in the copy and, of course, it deleted it in the original. I don't have a copy. HELP!! |
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How do I retrieve deleted data in Excel?
I think what you may have done is to paste a shortcut to the file into the
desktop, rather than to create a copy. If you actually create a copy, then you can edit that without it affecting the original. -- David Biddulph "littlebee" wrote in message ... aThank you, David. I did a right click on the original and clicked copy then paste onto my desktop. Then, I deleted the data in the copy. The idea was to use the original as a template and save the info in the original then create new data in the copy. Should that have worked? "David Biddulph" wrote: If you made a copy of the file then anything you did to the copy wouldn't have done anything to the original. Are you sure that you didn't just open a second window on the same worksheet? If you have corrupted your original then you've lost the data unless you have a backup, either: 1 As a separate backup in the same folder [which is a wise option to choose at the time of File/ Save As (by using Tools/ General Options); you will, I hope, do that in future!]. 2 As an archive or backup to a separate disk or to tape, which would be standard good practice if you are working on a network. 3 As a copy which you may have sent to someone else. -- David Biddulph "littlebee" wrote in message ... I made a copy of a file and was working in the copy thinking that if I deleted information in the copy it would be left alone in the original. I deleted the info in the copy and, of course, it deleted it in the original. I don't have a copy. HELP!! |
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