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STOP using the laptop immediately.<br />
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Remove the HDD from the laptop and attach it to another computer via USB case and run GetDataBack to restore the file.<br />
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<a href="http://www.runtime.org/" rel="ugc">http://www.runtime.org/</a>
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STOP using the laptop immediately.

Remove the HDD from the laptop and attach it to another computer via USB case and run GetDataBack to restore the file.

http://www.runtime.org/ [http://www.runtime.org/]

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we decided to just forget about that file. Save to an external USB drive from now on.
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we decided to just forget about that file. Save to an external USB drive from now on.

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We have a user on a WinXP Pro laptop. &nbsp;He had an excel document that had many worksheets in it. &nbsp;However today, the file is empty, no worksheets at all. &nbsp;the file is still named the same, but there is nothing in it.<br />
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Any ideas on how to recover this data? &nbsp;Thanks ahead of time for your help.
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We have a user on a WinXP Pro laptop.  He had an excel document that had many worksheets in it.  However today, the file is empty, no worksheets at all.  the file is still named the same, but there is nothing in it.

Any ideas on how to recover this data?  Thanks ahead of time for your help.

Recover a file that is now empty

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

Microsoft Excel topics include formulas, formatting, VBA macros and user-defined functions, and everything else related to the spreadsheet user interface, including error messages.

Microsoft Excel

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.