There seem to be some bug reports: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=file%20recovery;list_id=7414
I've seen too many problems reported to trust it but most people do. ----- Original Message ----- > From: Umberto Tosi <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; Terry <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, 3 March 2012 3:02 PM > Subject: Re: false "recover files" messages > > It worked. My OO.o now is rogue-recovery function free! I'm able to open > Open Office flawlessly --- via splash page or from an individual file. > > I followed Rory's suggestion and found the offending recovery.xcu file > and deleted, though I had to go to the "more search options," because, > like > you predicted, a straight search didn't find it. > Thanks to all for you help. > Is this problem due to a bug in Open Office? > Should it be reported as such? Thanks again! > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 3:58 AM, Terry <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Only a small number of sub folders is mentioned in Tools > Options. >> Search the entire folder. See Rory's later post about the file name in > an >> older version of the software. My comments related to v.3.3 in which the >> file apparently is placed in the root folder. I can't check my system >> because I don't use the 'recovery' tool. >> >> >________________________________ >> > From: Umberto Tosi <[email protected]> >> >To: [email protected]; Terry > <[email protected]> >> >Sent: Friday, 2 March 2012 5:31 PM >> >Subject: Re: false "recover files" messages >> > >> >Hi again. Sorry to say, I went to "tools > options > > OO.o" and checked out >> >ever subcategory and could not find >> >registrymodifications.xcu >> >Neither could I find any way to turn off the "restore" > functions. Maybe I >> >misunderstood your suggestions. Any ideas or clarifications will be >> greatly >> >appreciated. Thanks. >> >Umberto >> > >> > >> >On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:05 AM, Umberto Tosi > <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Thank you. I'll give this a try and let you know. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 12:36 AM, Terry > <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>> You can find the folder in Tools > Options > OO.o > > Paths where several >> >>> sub-folders are listed. I got that line from a post on the > forum: >> >>> >> > http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=46233&p=213594#p213594 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> > From: Umberto Tosi <[email protected]> >> >>> > To: [email protected]; Terry < >> [email protected]> >> >>> > Cc: >> >>> > Sent: Thursday, 1 March 2012 5:01 PM >> >>> > Subject: Re: false "recover files" messages >> >>> > >> >>> >T hanks, Terry. I'll try to figure out how to try > this. >> >>> > >> >>> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:23 AM, Terry > <[email protected]> >> >>> > wrote: >> >>> > >> >>> >> Found this: "You've to delete the > registrymodifications.xcu file >> >>> > in the >> >>> >> root folder of the profile." >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> >> > From: Umberto Tosi > <[email protected]> >> >>> >> > To: [email protected] >> >>> >> > Cc: >> >>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, 29 February 2012 4:56 PM >> >>> >> > Subject: false "recover files" > messages >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > Every time I open Open Office 3.1 writer -- > either from within, >> or >> >>> > from a >> >>> >> > word file, the program shows two > "untitled" files it will >> >>> >> > "recover." The >> >>> >> > files don't exist. Recovery > "fails" and the program >> >>> > crashes. What >> >>> >> > to do? >> >>> >> > I uninstalled and installed a new download of > OOo last week and >> >>> still >> >>> > get >> >>> >> > the same problem. 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