Saving Files on Windows Partition from Linux

D.A.G.

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The title is a bit confusing to what I'm really asking, but I couldn't think of a better way to phrase my problem. Last night I decided to write my WIP using my Linux partition and Open Office. The file was saved to my Windows partition, so I accessed it and directly edited the file. When I was finished, I saved the file to my Windows partition and saved a back-up as well (also on Windows). Today when I logged on, none of my changes from the night before were saved; I've scoured both partitions, but it seems that the save did not go through.

Is it still possible for me to recover the edits I did last night? I only added three pages, but I was rather fond of them and do not look forward to the task of re-writing them from memory.

Thanks in advance.
 
Matera the Mad

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Meh. Your Windows partition is NTFS, right? There are still issues with saving to that file system from Linux. That's why I always format most of my partitions to FAT32, to make all of the really important files (my precioussss writings, my photos) completely accessible. I use NTFS to keep Windows happy and secure, but keep nothing in My effing Documents. I have other reasons for that too -- I've heard of and experienced nasty things when super-special parts of the Microslut Way go slightly awry.
 

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Open Office might have saved a backup copy of it. In OO, go to tools> options > openoffice.org > paths to find where the backup copies are stored. It's usually in /home/user/.openoffice.org, which is a hidden directory, so you'll have to unhide it. Unfortunately, I think this only works if you have backup enabled (tools>options>load/save>general). If you do find anything there, make a copy of it before you do anything else, as these files can be quite volatile.

I regularly open and re-save .doc files on my Windows partition with OO from the Linux side, and have never had anything go missing once it was saved. (but I do save another backup copy on a usb stick. Belt and braces, and all that!)
 
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