Poiwer Failure = OpenOffice File gone corrupt.

[ponder]

Exactly, like the ~filename.doc that Word uses.

It's a simple tick box under open office options you select, why they don't just enable it by default is beyond me though.

 

[Bismuth]

The OpenOffice recovery virtually always works for me, failing that, enable "Show Hidden Files" in the folder that your file is in, and delete the hidden lock file. I have only had one occasion where this didn't work, and I couldn't recover the file. Funnily enough, was also study notes, luckily I had just backed up my documents, so didn't lose much.

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[guest2013-1]

Oh relax fanboy, I've had many occurrences of power interruptions using Office and never have I lost a document. It comes back up with a bar indicating the file has been recovered. No problems.

To the OP, sorry you lost your doc dude. Office 2010 Home & Student edition is damn cheap and comes with 3 licenses.

Both OpenOffice and MS Office uses temporary (hidden) files to lock a file you're working on. A power interruption during this can have random side affects. You might not have lost a file before like that (neither have I, and I have used both OO and MS Office extensively) but it doesn't necessarily mean that he wouldn't suffer a different consequence. Especially considering that he's not even using MS as his OS to begin with.

I've been on these forums quite some time and have found that you keep posting in threads that really doesn't concern you or where you really contribute anything helpful other than the proverbial "ha ha" (bully in The Simpsons springs to mind). If you want to up your post count go post over in the "Thread Killer".

 

[Fudzy]

I've been on these forums quite some time and have found that you keep posting in threads that really doesn't concern you or where you really contribute anything helpful other than the proverbial "ha ha" (bully in The Simpsons springs to mind). If you want to up your post count go post over in the "Thread Killer".

Which post in particular? No one on this thread has offered anything more or less than I have, other than a fanboy frothy or two.

Further more ill be more than happy to test fail scenarios with both office apps when I get home.

 

[MickZA]

Which post in particular? No one on this thread has offered anything more or less than I have, other than a fanboy frothy or two

:erm: You have a short memory - all the posts were on topic until you chimed in at post #6 with:

Sorry but this is one of the many things that OO need to sort out if they want to compete with Ms office.

In what way did that remark assist the OP with their problem?

 

[Fudzy]

:erm: You have a short memory - all the posts were on topic until you chimed in at post #6 with:

In what way did that remark assist the OP with their problem?

I can't have an opinion? I've tried very hard to like OO but am worried about its shortfalls in a business/crucial environment. Google's Documents has done a much better job IMO. It would be nice to see an offline version.

That said, if I wanted to create a training program that assisted the under privileged in becoming computer savvy OO would be my first choice if there isn't a budget for paid options.

 

[Fudzy]

To be totally honest I wouldn't have replied to this if I knew it was in the Linux section, I thought the thread was in Software. Some of the users of this section are such *nix fanboys and intolerant of criticism that they'd rather attack me than accept downfalls.

 

[engelbma]

Will you lot stop it already?
Fact is that it is a personal choice, some will go for OO and some not, some will go for M$ and some not.

Now that I am calm .... In the past I have been able to recover my documents without a problem, I have developed to hit the "save" every couple of minutes, in this instance I think the power failed just as I hit the "save" button and I think that just screwed everything up.

Thanks for all the people whom tried to assist especially ponder who went as far to try and recover the file for me.

Peace out !!!!

 

[ponder]

Will you lot stop it already?

Ja, he's getting pretty annoying.

 

[fskmh]

He lost his document, he was using OpenOffice. It probably wouldn't have happened if he was.using MS Office. What I said is OpenOffice should offer recovery, you're the one having a.frothy hence the fanboy statement.

Your need to characterise my replies with unsubstantiated descriptions like "frothy" and "fanboy" are due to the paucity of your own arguments. The only thing that has become evident from your anecdotal accounts of "many occurrences of power interruptions" is your own personal bias and ignorance.

To be totally honest I wouldn't have replied to this if I knew it was in the Linux section, I thought the thread was in Software. Some of the users of this section are such *nix fanboys and intolerant of criticism that they'd rather attack me than accept downfalls.

If you really were being honest you would have admitted that after the first post. The continued use of keywords like "fanboys" is simply your own attempt to deflect the valid criticism you received in this thread, which began with a comment that was devoid of contextual relevance, which you could simply have owned up to and moved on.

 

[Fudzy]

If you really were being honest you would have admitted that after the first post. The continued use of keywords like "fanboys" is simply your own attempt to deflect the valid criticism you received in this thread, which began with a comment that was devoid of contextual relevance, which you could simply have owned up to and moved on.

Well it was actually your snively reply that got me worked up to continue actually.

 

[Fudzy]

According to the OP the file was open when there was a power interruption, and the file remained locked afterwards. If you think the situation would've been any different using Word, you're mistaken because it also locks the file to prevent simultaneous editing from more than one instance of itself.

Please go and educate yourself before making useless, arbitrary comments.

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This is the post I am referring to btw. Had you just taken a breath and rather said something like:

"Fudzy, OpenOffice has got an autorecovery feature, it's just not enabled by default for some reason."

This whole off-topic argument could've been avoided.

 

[Fudzy]

Will you lot stop it already?
Fact is that it is a personal choice, some will go for OO and some not, some will go for M$ and some not.

Now that I am calm .... In the past I have been able to recover my documents without a problem, I have developed to hit the "save" every couple of minutes, in this instance I think the power failed just as I hit the "save" button and I think that just screwed everything up.

Thanks for all the people whom tried to assist especially ponder who went as far to try and recover the file for me.

Peace out !!!!

Absolutely, everyone is entitled to personal choice as well as warning others about the pitfalls of said personal choice.

Hope you get yourself a UPS, it will save you next time the power goes out.

Also hoping this is the last post I'll have to make in this thread.

 

[Bismuth]

I love MyBB, you have Linux etc. being bashed in an MS thread, and here MS being bashed in a Linux thread, am running out of popcorn.

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[fskmh]

This whole off-topic argument could've been avoided.

Also hoping this is the last post I'll have to make in this thread.

Yes it could've been avoided, and yes you didn't need to make any posts in this thread at all because you had nothing to contribute to it. Someone had to point it out to you because for some reason the mods tolerate outright trolling in this subforum.

Hope you get yourself a UPS, it will save you next time the power goes out.

Make sure you get one too. Your luck is going to run out with a power failure one day and you won't be able to post your sob.thread without being reminded the superfluous drivel you posted here.

I love MyBB, you have Linux etc. being bashed in an MS thread, and here MS being bashed in a Linux thread, am running out of popcorn.

Hey, didn't you know us fanbois have to guard our turf and chase the poor innocent sods that accidentally [-]troll[/-] post here to the kerb.

 

[Jongi]

I've lost plenty of documents in MS Office due to power disruptions. You seem to indicate it is not something that happens with MS Office while it does happen. Obviously Auto Recovery reduces the incidence of this happening in both software.

A colleague of mine find out the hard way that autorecovery is not enabled by default on MS Office btw.

Edit - Oh i happen to have autorecovery enabled on my OOO and it has also reduced the incidence of lost work.

Edit - where i talk of autorecovery i actually mean autosave

 

[Bismuth]

Hey, didn't you know us fanbois have to guard our turf and chase the poor innocent sods that accidentally [-]troll[/-] post here to the kerb.

Indeed, you're the Anonymous of MyBB!

I tend to get bored with the Windows vs Linux, Firefox vs. IE, Climate change, etc. debates as they just end up going round in circles for the most part. I imagine it something like a nerd-fight, not really going to achieve much of anything, except for entertainment and loads of virtual (or even real?) popcorn consumption.

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[Fudzy]

*fanboy frothy*

Case in point.