On 6/08/2013 7:38 AM, Duffield wrote:
Unfortunately, the blue screens took care of the rebooting question-there
have been innumerable reboots since this problem appeared.
I know that when a reboot has been forced while an OO file is open, during
the boot up process OO gives the option to recover the file (but from that
point on it is a Read-Only file and cannot be changed).
To my knowledge you can save-as the recovered document in an other
directory or with a new name in the same directory.
Knowing that
limitation, I gave up trying to recover under those circumstanced and just
cancelled out of the offer. It was only after I had done that that the
corrupted password problem appeared. I was hoping I might be able to force
a recovery without being prompted to do so during boot up.
Yes, it was an ODF file. Although numerous reboots have passed, I will
still look at the temporary files to see if I find anything, on an off
chance. Thank you very much for the tip.
Bob
On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Hagar Delest <[email protected]>wrote:
Check the temporary folder of the system (see in OO menu
Tools>Options>OO>Paths). If there are folders like sgmlf.tmp with a file
having the same name inside, make a copy of that file, rename it in .ods
and cross your fingers. If you have not rebooted, you might have those
files still there.
NB: I hope you were using ODF (.ods). If it was a .xls, I doubt there is
something to do.
Good luck!
Hagar
Le 05/08/2013 21:33, Duffield a écrit :
I have very few password protected documents but have one Calc document
which is very important to me that I protect with a very secure password.
Fortunately, I periodically do a Save As of this document and retain many
of the previous copies even though the contents have been superseded by
the
newest file.
I use the same password for all copies of this file so I know what the
correct password is. I have not changed this password in years.
My problem is that the password for the newest copy of this Calc document
seemingly has become corrupted and the correct password will no longer
open
it.
This all seems to have come about as a result of some blue screens while
the file was open, caused by a failed memory module. Once I removed the
defective memory and got the computer working correctly again, I
discovered
I could no longer access my Calc document because my password no longer
works.
My question is, is there any file recovery I can run for this document
which might restore the password to what it is supposed to be? I am using
Open Office v3.4.1 on a Win XP Pro SP3 pc.
I can abandon this corrupted file but it does contain the most current
information which is not available in the most recent preceding file. It
is not a traumatic event but will be a definite inconvenience if I have to
abandon this corrupted file.
Any suggestions offered will be appreciated, even if I end up failing in
my
effort.
Thank you,
Bob
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