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PlanetHave
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago
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File Vanished into Thin Air

Hi folks,   I have an important Word file that appears to have just vanished completely.   I was working on it a couple of days ago, saved it and now it's gone.  I didn't delete it, but it's ...
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  • PlanetHave's avatar
    PlanetHave
    3 years ago

    All sorted - it turns out I accidentally deleted it along with five other items, and when I went to my Deleted Items it only showed up as a different file "plus five other items" so I didn't spot it.

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Mark
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3 years ago

On Events what happens when you click on the file name?

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PlanetHave
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Thanks for the reply.  When I click on it, it says:

 

Error (403)

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  • PlanetHave's avatar
    PlanetHave
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    All sorted - it turns out I accidentally deleted it along with five other items, and when I went to my Deleted Items it only showed up as a different file "plus five other items" so I didn't spot it.

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