help !!! cant find document in vista

jimbob_3

hi,

i need urgent help - was writing my dissertation

which i opened from an email attachment.

i kept pressing save rather than save as, then i closed it but now i cant find it!!!

i am using vista

help please!!!!!

splishsplash

It should still be there as an email attachment... just re-open the email and download the attachment again .

S0litaire

It's saves a temp copy in it's temp location (usually somewhere close to your Internet Explorer temp files!). Just don't open the file again or it may overwrite the one with you changes!

Try searching for the file extension (i.e. *.doc) and make sure "hidden files and folders" and "System files" is selected. you might get lucky.

jimbob_3

cant seem to find the temporary files in vista - though can do it on the other pc which has xp??

what did you mean about not opening it?

U've_been_framed

Do you have Recent Items on your start menu? Have a look in there.
Failing that, try a search. Google desktop search may be helpful.

S0litaire

I meant don't open the attachment in the Email again.

My vista is rusty.. but there should be a users folder look for the following path:

[I]C:\users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\

it should be somewhere in that folder..
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jimbob_3

ok - thanks for that

er, sorry if this sounds a stupid question but where do i type that?

I tried it in the address bar like it was a website and it said it could not open that web page???

S0litaire

double click on "My Computer" then click "C:\" then "Users".. and so on..
or type "file:///C:\....." (note the 3 "/" slashes! ) in internet explorer..

*note*
change <USERNAME> to your logon username :D

Conor_3

Vista search is extremely powerful. You can do it from the search box of the start menu by simply typing in some of the text that you think would appear in the email.

superjaggybunnet

Is this and MS Word document?

Does it not show in your list of recent documents opened?

Highlight it and it will open it from wherever you have saved it. Then do a 'save as' into a place where you want to keep it.

csarina

It took me ages to realise that if I downloaded something in Vista I then had to open the download file and then send it to where I wanted it to be......

I loved XP, am getting to grips with vista now, although it still drives me crazy at times...............