[socalfam]

I am usually VERY careful about stuff like this, but this one slipped past me, and I clicked "Save" before I realized what I was doing.

I created a document called "March and April" several months ago on Windows 7/Word 2007, using my flash drive. I spent 6 hours updating it at a relative's house today -- on a different computer -- using Windows 10/Word 2013. I saved it by the same name on my flash drive.

When I got home tonight, I decided to make a few more changes to it using my laptop; however, I didn't realize, initially, that my laptop still had the OLD version open and on the screen. So, when it asked me if I wanted to save March and April, it did, and overwrote all the work that was already on my flash drive.

I didn't realize I had done it until I closed the document, so Undo is not an option. I have already looked for a Previous Versions option, and it doesn't exist. I have not backed anything up. I don't have Dropbox. I've already tried Recuva. There are no shadow versions, either.
So, my question is, if I take the flash drive back over to my relative's home, open Word and then click on the "March and April" listed in Recent Documents, which version will open? The last one that was on the Windows 10 PC? Or the one that's on my flash drive? Or could I try it without the flash drive?

Help???

 

[Masterchiefxx17]

Chances are when reopening it on the relative's computer will cause the unwanted document to reappear.

Word is not very forgiving when it comes to backups of the files.

 

[Corday]

I believe what was on your flash is still in your friends computer. Copy it again. Now, back home rename your file March and April.old and install contents of flash drive.

 

[pcride]

I don't think that will work. The recent files list only points to where the original location was, so if you renamed it on the USB, it will still point to that file.

The only option is to look for a temp file that could exist using AutoSave. Also when opening attachment in Outlook, outlook creates a cached file and is hidden in multiple layers of temp files, you have to know the name of the location as its not even visible trying to browse. Get the location by opening an attachment in Outlook, then press CTRL S, outlook should open that temp location. Grab the path from there and run it.

Of course this would only work if you had a copy in email