File Recovery

Do not keep saving over the only document. Save a copy to a local folder with a new name, check whether the original folder is read-only, and inspect AutoRecover, version history and Previous Versions. If the document disappeared, scan the stable source read-only and recover candidates elsewhere before checking text, tables and images.

Keep the original workbook unchanged and verify that its extension matches its real file type. Work from a copy, use Excel Open and Repair, check AutoRecover and version history, and restore an earlier copy to a new folder. If the file is truncated or missing, recover candidates from the stable source and verify formulas, sheets…

Stop repeated repair attempts and keep the original unchanged. Duplicate the DOCX, try Word’s Open and Repair on the copy, then Recover Text, version history and Previous Versions. If the file itself is missing or truncated, scan the stable source read-only and recover candidates to another folder before verifying text, tables, images and comments.

Pause synchronization and preserve the current workbook plus every conflicted copy. Use cloud version history, Excel AutoRecover and Windows Previous Versions before scanning the disk. Restore each candidate under a new name, then verify formulas, links, charts, macros and hidden sheets before replacing anything.

Do not resave over the only presentation. Copy the PPTX and its asset folders together, inspect the original link paths, and compare version history or backups. Recover missing source images to a separate folder, relink a copy of the presentation, and verify every slide in Slide Show view.

Do not run repair against the only PST. Confirm that the file is a PST rather than an OST, copy it, record its size, and use SCANPST only on the copy. Check backups and Previous Versions, recover a missing earlier PST to another disk, then open the repaired copy in a separate Outlook profile.

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