Utility to revert accidently over written file back to previous state?

[Nate Goulet]

A customer accidently saved an Excel 97 over an important one.

Is there a Utility to revert accidently over written files back to
previous state?

[Chip Pearson]

No, the original data is gone forever.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"Nate Goulet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>A customer accidently saved an Excel 97 over an important one.
>
> Is there a Utility to revert accidently over written files back
> to
> previous state?
>
>

[Rusty]

Yes. It's called backing up regularly!

Ken


"Nate Goulet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>A customer accidently saved an Excel 97 over an important one.
>
> Is there a Utility to revert accidently over written files back to
> previous state?
>
>

[Pieter]

If you have a windows 2003 server use shadow copying.
and off course back it up!

gr.


"Rusty" wrote:

> Yes. It's called backing up regularly!
>
> Ken
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>
> "Nate Goulet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >A customer accidently saved an Excel 97 over an important one.
> >
> > Is there a Utility to revert accidently over written files back to
> > previous state?
> >
> >
>
>
>