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Recovery from backup reverts to newer document
I apparently did a cut-and-paste that erased the majority of my book. When I go to recovery, it shows the rough draft at 85,000 words. Then, when I do either copy/paste or duplicate, it momentarily s...
- Lol. That's how I feel, like I've been swallowed by a field, swimming in a sea of technical mysteries. Is this a symptom of alien abduction? (It's a common symptom that electronics act weirdly afterward.) I got some help from a friend who had me do an update and then the document appeared whole again. He also suggested that my old computer may need to be replaced.
Opt+F9 which toggles display of field codes. It is possible that much of your document was swallowed by a field.
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Lol. That's how I feel, like I've been swallowed by a field, swimming in a sea of technical mysteries. Is this a symptom of alien abduction? (It's a common symptom that electronics act weirdly afterward.) I got some help from a friend who had me do an update and then the document appeared whole again. He also suggested that my old computer may need to be replaced.