Because I really like closure, thought I would post the resolution to the problem of the file I lost. Admittedly a fairly unsophisticated user of the office suite, I overlooked a very easy answer to the problem of recovering the file that crashed and ended up being completely empty....
Find the backup copy. I didn't even realize one existed! But after continuing to review posts in this excellent forum and getting a few ideas here and there about how to stabilize my also-frequently-crashing office suite, I became aware of the option in the Tools / Options menu that allows for a backup copy to be saved. Once I found the Paths option and located the hidden subfolders where backups and various other LibreOffice system files are saved, I discovered (to my great joy!) the most recent backed up copy of that trashed file! I thank all the folks that attempted to recover the document and offered suggestions. But in this case, the simplest answer of all seems to have been just overlooked by everyone. It's a complex set of tools and software, so it's not surprising that there is a lot to learn if one wants to become a proficient user. The experience and subsequent follow-up has taught me a lot. I just really appreciate the hard work and dedication of the entire team of folks who have made this open source solution even POSSIBLE and I thank you all for your continued efforts at improving it. Overall satisfactory and very beneficial results have been achieved. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3211104.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
