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Help needed urgently

Sep 5, 2015 10:38PM PDT

Help I have made a CLANGER, (Australian, for serious mistake). Some how I have deleted a page I use every day many times, and would like it back. It contains many E-mail addresses, Web addresses and hints and clues on how to do things, which helps this 75 year old brain through it's day.
To start with I am running Windows 8.
I am using the program, OpenOffice.org Writer.
When I opened it the page was blank, and the saved name is still at the top of the screen. I am happy to admit that there is a possibility that Red Wine could have caused the slip of fingers at the end of the day.
If it is too hard I can live without it but, it would be nice to have it back.
ANY CLUES?

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open a new page
Sep 5, 2015 10:51PM PDT

and do PASTE into it, just in case it's still in the clipboard.

Most of the data can be recovered by other means. Check browser history for pages you visit often. Check email, especially if you allow all email addresses to be captured to a folder and find the ones you want. Try and remember if you ever saved a copy of the file before. In Windows you could run a search on all files *.bak and see if any of them were backups of that file. (probably not since it's Open Office, not Windows program). Can't remember what Open Office uses as file endings, maybe *.odt but could also have been *.txt, *.doc, *.docx

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windows 8 file backup and restore function
Sep 5, 2015 10:54PM PDT
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/how-use-file-history

" File History regularly backs up versions of your files in the Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos, and Desktop folders and the OneDrive files available offline on your PC. Over time, you'll have a complete history of your files. If the originals are lost, damaged, or deleted, you can restore them. You can also browse and restore different versions of your files. For example, if you want to restore an older version of a file (even if it wasn't deleted or lost), you can browse through a timeline, select the version you want, and restore it.

If you haven’t yet set up a File History drive and turned File History on, see Set up a drive for File History. For info about troubleshooting problems, excluding folders, and changing drives and settings, see What if something goes wrong in File History?
To restore your files or folders

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search (or if you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search), enter restore your files in the search box, and then tap or click Restore your files with File History.

Enter the name of file you're looking for in the search box, or use the left and right arrows to browse through different versions of your folders and files.

Select what you want to restore to its original location, and then tap or click the Restore button.

If you want to restore your files to a different location than the original, press and hold or right-click the Restore button, tap or click Restore To, and then choose a new location.
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for a more sober approach if above fails
Sep 5, 2015 10:58PM PDT