Hours of work - it will not open.  Is there a workaround to get to the data?  
Please - I am computer literate - just tell me how to get to the data - 
outside word? outside microsoft - I can reformat it just don't want to lose 
it all.....

Hi sbr4tdy,

What file format - doc/docx? Is this on your HDD or a USB stick? Do you have backups - if not, why not?

-- 
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC213F22-5D4B-4E07-86A4-8AC6048B839B@microsoft.com...
> Hours of work - it will not open.  Is there a workaround to get to the data?  
> Please - I am computer literate - just tell me how to get to the data - 
> outside word? outside microsoft - I can reformat it just don't want to lose 
> it all.....

..docx
usb stick
my son saved it

"macropod" wrote:

> Hi sbr4tdy,
> 
> What file format - doc/docx? Is this on your HDD or a USB stick? Do you have backups - if not, why not?
> 
> -- 
> Cheers
> macropod
> [Microsoft MVP - Word]
> 
> 
> "sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC213F22-5D4B-4E07-86A4-8AC6048B839B@microsoft.com...
> > Hours of work - it will not open.  Is there a workaround to get to the data?  
> > Please - I am computer literate - just tell me how to get to the data - 
> > outside word? outside microsoft - I can reformat it just don't want to lose 
> > it all.....
> .
> 

This is why we recommend never saving directly to removable media. Always 
save to the hard drive and COPY to the removable media - there's a macro to 
facilitate that at http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm  :(.

Can you copy the file to your hard drive? If not you *may* be able to 
recover the file with file recovery software. If you can see 
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm

-- 
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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"sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:84BDDFF4-E497-4954-AFBC-E02C5E0BE41D@microsoft.com...
> .docx
> usb stick
> my son saved it
>
> "macropod" wrote:
>
>> Hi sbr4tdy,
>>
>> What file format - doc/docx? Is this on your HDD or a USB stick? Do you 
>> have backups - if not, why not?
>>
>> -- 
>> Cheers
>> macropod
>> [Microsoft MVP - Word]
>>
>>
>> "sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
>> news:BC213F22-5D4B-4E07-86A4-8AC6048B839B@microsoft.com...
>> > Hours of work - it will not open.  Is there a workaround to get to the 
>> > data?
>> > Please - I am computer literate - just tell me how to get to the data -
>> > outside word? outside microsoft - I can reformat it just don't want to 
>> > lose
>> > it all.....
>> .
>> 

Just in case you need to go down the File Recovery process - don't change *anything* on the USB stick - especially don't add any 
files to it or change any others on it.

-- 
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Graham Mayor" <gmayor@REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message news:O4CYnrKzKHA.6140@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> This is why we recommend never saving directly to removable media. Always save to the hard drive and COPY to the removable media - 
> there's a macro to facilitate that at http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm  :(.
>
> Can you copy the file to your hard drive? If not you *may* be able to recover the file with file recovery software. If you can see 
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm
>
> -- 
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
>
>
> "sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:84BDDFF4-E497-4954-AFBC-E02C5E0BE41D@microsoft.com...
>> .docx
>> usb stick
>> my son saved it
>>
>> "macropod" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi sbr4tdy,
>>>
>>> What file format - doc/docx? Is this on your HDD or a USB stick? Do you have backups - if not, why not?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Cheers
>>> macropod
>>> [Microsoft MVP - Word]
>>>
>>>
>>> "sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BC213F22-5D4B-4E07-86A4-8AC6048B839B@microsoft.com...
>>> > Hours of work - it will not open.  Is there a workaround to get to the data?
>>> > Please - I am computer literate - just tell me how to get to the data -
>>> > outside word? outside microsoft - I can reformat it just don't want to lose
>>> > it all.....
>>> .
>>>
>
> 

More and more often there are problems with corrupt files on USB sticks - 
and they are very difficult, if not impossible, to recover. Corrupt zip 
files (which is what .docx fles are under the covers) have little or no 
salvageable content.

The reasons for this are very different from what they used to be and, 
whilst it is still not a good idea to save direct to removable media, it is 
also very important that USB sticks are 'safely removed'. People, especially 
young people, seem to think they can just plug and unplug these things 
without problem - maybe that should be the case, but, sadly, it isn't.

If you don't have a backup, you are probably out of luck.

-- 
Enjoy,
Tony

 www.WordArticles.com

"sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:84BDDFF4-E497-4954-AFBC-E02C5E0BE41D@microsoft.com...
> .docx
> usb stick
> my son saved it
>
> "macropod" wrote:
>
>> Hi sbr4tdy,
>>
>> What file format - doc/docx? Is this on your HDD or a USB stick? Do you 
>> have backups - if not, why not?
>>
>> -- 
>> Cheers
>> macropod
>> [Microsoft MVP - Word]
>>
>>
>> "sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
>> news:BC213F22-5D4B-4E07-86A4-8AC6048B839B@microsoft.com...
>> > Hours of work - it will not open.  Is there a workaround to get to the 
>> > data?
>> > Please - I am computer literate - just tell me how to get to the data -
>> > outside word? outside microsoft - I can reformat it just don't want to 
>> > lose
>> > it all.....
>> .
>> 

Hi Tony,

It might still be possible to recover the content from one of Word's deleted tmp files.

-- 
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Tony Jollans" <My forename at my surname dot com> wrote in message news:u0DglgMzKHA.5936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> More and more often there are problems with corrupt files on USB sticks - 
> and they are very difficult, if not impossible, to recover. Corrupt zip 
> files (which is what .docx fles are under the covers) have little or no 
> salvageable content.
> 
> The reasons for this are very different from what they used to be and, 
> whilst it is still not a good idea to save direct to removable media, it is 
> also very important that USB sticks are 'safely removed'. People, especially 
> young people, seem to think they can just plug and unplug these things 
> without problem - maybe that should be the case, but, sadly, it isn't.
> 
> If you don't have a backup, you are probably out of luck.
> 
> -- 
> Enjoy,
> Tony
> 
> www.WordArticles.com
> 
> "sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:84BDDFF4-E497-4954-AFBC-E02C5E0BE41D@microsoft.com...
>> .docx
>> usb stick
>> my son saved it
>>
>> "macropod" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi sbr4tdy,
>>>
>>> What file format - doc/docx? Is this on your HDD or a USB stick? Do you 
>>> have backups - if not, why not?
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Cheers
>>> macropod
>>> [Microsoft MVP - Word]
>>>
>>>
>>> "sbr4tdy" <sbr4tdy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:BC213F22-5D4B-4E07-86A4-8AC6048B839B@microsoft.com...
>>> > Hours of work - it will not open.  Is there a workaround to get to the 
>>> > data?
>>> > Please - I am computer literate - just tell me how to get to the data -
>>> > outside word? outside microsoft - I can reformat it just don't want to 
>>> > lose
>>> > it all.....
>>> .
>>> 
>