Windows Mail - How to recover lost file?

It has happened to me a few times. Some consolation to know I am not the only
absent-minded user who has done this. These temporary directories were easy
to locate in 2000, a little tricker in XP but in Vista Microsoft took extra
care to make them inaccessible for all practical purposes.

Now my question: WHY THE @!&&*#$! DOES MICROSOFT DO THIS?
Why aren't we asked where we wish to save the first time we click Save?

To punish absent-mindedness?

Or to show who is boss and that if we keep complaining about their shoddy
products, they will do worse things to us?

"fhkn014" wrote:

>
> I opened up an excel file from an email in Windows Mail and made some
> changes in it, but forgot to download the file. I did save the file
> while making changes to it, but just couldn't locate it the next day.
> Can anyone help and let me know how to retrive the file....I spent 3
> hours massaging the data in the file...!! Thanks a million for helping.
>
>
> --
> fhkn014
>

The file is probably located in a folder somewhere in
C:\Users\(youraccount)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Win dows\Temporary Internet
Files\

"\AppData" is normally hidden
"\Temporary Internet Files" is normally a hidden protected Operating System
file

You'll have to remove the checkmark (if they're hidden) in Windows Explorer:
Organize - Folder & Search Options - View

Next time click on "Save As..."



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"Absentminded" <Absentminded@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AFA01DF-F0B9-4A2F-9835-29835ED08461@microsoft.com...
> It has happened to me a few times. Some consolation to know I am not the
> only
> absent-minded user who has done this. These temporary directories were
> easy
> to locate in 2000, a little tricker in XP but in Vista Microsoft took
> extra
> care to make them inaccessible for all practical purposes.
>
> Now my question: WHY THE @!&&*#$! DOES MICROSOFT DO THIS?
> Why aren't we asked where we wish to save the first time we click Save?
>
> To punish absent-mindedness?
>
> Or to show who is boss and that if we keep complaining about their shoddy
> products, they will do worse things to us?
>
> "fhkn014" wrote:
>
>>
>> I opened up an excel file from an email in Windows Mail and made some
>> changes in it, but forgot to download the file. I did save the file
>> while making changes to it, but just couldn't locate it the next day.
>> Can anyone help and let me know how to retrive the file....I spent 3
>> hours massaging the data in the file...!! Thanks a million for helping.
>>
>>
>> --
>> fhkn014
>>

OE and WinMail never supported being able to do this. Outlook does support
this. So if you are using Office, use Outlook.

steve

"Absentminded" <Absentminded@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6AFA01DF-F0B9-4A2F-9835-29835ED08461@microsoft.com...
> It has happened to me a few times. Some consolation to know I am not the
> only
> absent-minded user who has done this. These temporary directories were
> easy
> to locate in 2000, a little tricker in XP but in Vista Microsoft took
> extra
> care to make them inaccessible for all practical purposes.
>
> Now my question: WHY THE @!&&*#$! DOES MICROSOFT DO THIS?
> Why aren't we asked where we wish to save the first time we click Save?
>
> To punish absent-mindedness?
>
> Or to show who is boss and that if we keep complaining about their shoddy
> products, they will do worse things to us?
>
> "fhkn014" wrote:
>
>>
>> I opened up an excel file from an email in Windows Mail and made some
>> changes in it, but forgot to download the file. I did save the file
>> while making changes to it, but just couldn't locate it the next day.
>> Can anyone help and let me know how to retrive the file....I spent 3
>> hours massaging the data in the file...!! Thanks a million for helping.
>>
>>
>> --
>> fhkn014
>>