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Michelle50
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I have an Excel file that I worked on for hours and it's just gone.

I have an Excel file that I worked on for hours and it's just gone,  no where to be found. I have tried everything that has been suggested. It's not in the deleted files or recycle bin. I went to Eve...
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Rich's avatar
Rich
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2 years ago
Michelle50 wrote:

I did find that but it's just the csv without all the changes I made.

Then most likely those changes weren't saved. If they had been, there would be an XLSX file saved somewhere on your local drive. If you search your entire drive for that filename and you don't find it, then the file wasn't saved. Also, try this.

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Michelle50
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Thank you for this additional suggestion but it wasn't in the unsaved list either. It's ok, I'll just start over. Thank you so much for your time and ideas. Must just be a fluke type thing.

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