Hi :) After you have created copies of the files can you rename the file ending of one from .ods to .zip and then double-click on that? It should open as though it is a compressed file so an "archive manager" should open it.
If it works it wont look anything like the file! You should see various ".xml" documents and about 3 folders. One of the xml files should be called something like "contents.xml". I think this is the file that should contain most of the data. However when you open it then it should look a LOT like the file you described so maybe there is something weird going on. Any chance of reinstalling LibreOffice? If LibreOffice itself got knocked out then that might explain the weird result. Of course if it was that then the newer laptop should just open the file with no problem (hence why i tend to try several different approaches all at the same time) Regards from Tom :) On 13 January 2014 18:30, Tom Davies <tomc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi :) > Ok, so you have made a copy of the corrupted file. The "User Profile" is here > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile > well, that's the guide that describes where it is on the various > different systems. > > I tend to try a few different approaches all at about the same time > when faced with this sort of thing. We have all been there and lost > data at some point or other. It's easy to be wiser with hindsight, > such as saving back-ups on different machines but before hindsight we > mnight not have thought about it!! > > It might be worth trying to remember if the file is saved anywhere > else. Has the file been worked on anywhere else? Are there any other > machines that might have a fairly recent version, perhaps the newer > laptop got used sometime? Did the file get emailed, or saved onto > usb-stick? Cd/Dvd back-ups? Do you have a network, might it be on > there? Is there an older version of the same file in the same folder > or archived somewhere? > > If your husband can manage to start again he will find that it is FAR > quicker to re-do. He might even find that the entire month's work can > be done fairly easily in just a couple of days. In the process of > writing it originally he might have done research or thought carefully > about different options and tried different things out, perhaps > read-up on how to do certain things and then maybe not even gone that > way in the end. All of that is swept aside on the 2nd time making it > much easier and faster to re-do something. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > On 13 January 2014 17:00, melodyfire <cowens33...@gmail.com> wrote: >> My husband has been working on a spreadsheet for over a month when last night >> our laptop was unplugged. The battery is busted and the only way to keep the >> laptop on is to have it plugged in. When he booted the laptop back up he was >> prompted to recover the file and the recovery failed.He is them prompted to >> choose an ACSII Filter option. When he chooses the option he gets a window >> that says "Document file 'name%20name.ods' is locked for editing by Unknown >> User Open document read-only or open a copy of document for editing." >> >> Each option opens a word document with this for 3 pages: >> >> ice.Office.UI.WindowState:WindowStateType['private:resource/toolbar/drawbar']"><prop >> oor:name="SoftClose" oor:op="fuse"><value>false</value></prop></item><item >> oor:path="/org.openoffice.Office.UI.ChartWindowState/UIElements/States/org.openoffice.Office.UI.WindowState:WindowStateType['private:resource/toolbar/drawbar']"><prop >> oor:name="Style" oor:op="fuse"><value>0</value></prop></item><item >> >> The file had been saved many times before, is there a way I can either save >> this file or open a past save? This is an ancient laptop (MacOS 10.4.11) so >> alot of downloads wont work for it. If I can email the file to an up to date >> laptop then I could save it. Can anyone help me? My husband is really upset >> about losing this file and is already battling depression and this does not >> need to be another thing on his list to be upset about. >> >> Thanks for everyone help! >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Corrupt-File-Help-tp4092029.html >> Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> 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 >> -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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
