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accidently replace file with older version
  1. #1


    S Guest

    accidently replace file with older version

    I accidentally replaced a file with an older version. They were copied in two
    different locations so when I was moving files, it asked me to delete one
    file. I deleted the wrong one...any way to salvage it? Thanks! S



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  2. #2


    Malke Guest

    Re: accidently replace file with older version

    S wrote:

    > I accidentally replaced a file with an older version. They were copied in
    > two different locations so when I was moving files, it asked me to delete
    > one file. I deleted the wrong one...any way to salvage it? Thanks! S
    If you have Vista Business or Ultimate, you may be able to get back the file
    you want with Previous Versions (look in Vista's Help for "Previous
    Versions). If you have a Home version, you won't have this available to you
    and you'll need to replace the file from backup. Otherwise, the original
    file (the one you want) has been overwritten.

    Side note: this is exactly why "moving" isn't a good choice when doing file
    management. Choose "copy" instead and take the extra step of deleting
    unwanted files from the original location.

    Malke
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  3. #3


    S Guest

    Re: accidently replace file with older version

    Copy instead of move, good lesson learned! Thanks! S

    "Malke" wrote:

    > S wrote:
    >

    > > I accidentally replaced a file with an older version. They were copied in
    > > two different locations so when I was moving files, it asked me to delete
    > > one file. I deleted the wrong one...any way to salvage it? Thanks! S
    >
    > If you have Vista Business or Ultimate, you may be able to get back the file
    > you want with Previous Versions (look in Vista's Help for "Previous
    > Versions). If you have a Home version, you won't have this available to you
    > and you'll need to replace the file from backup. Otherwise, the original
    > file (the one you want) has been overwritten.
    >
    > Side note: this is exactly why "moving" isn't a good choice when doing file
    > management. Choose "copy" instead and take the extra step of deleting
    > unwanted files from the original location.
    >
    > Malke
    > --
    > MS-MVP
    > Elephant Boy Computers
    > www.elephantboycomputers.com
    > Don't Panic!
    >

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