How to find MS WORD lost file in MAC system air 2017?

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How to find MS WORD lost file in MAC system air 2017?

Hello sir, today morning was working in my MS word. I have save my file and make sure everything was good. When I open my data file again. MS Word give notice you don’t have privilege to access this file. Later system is showing file is deleted. I have checked the file in Trash as well. I am unable to find my file. My tow important file has been lost. Its really important could you please help me to find my MS file.

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MacBook Air 13″, 10.15

Posted on Jun 17, 2020 4:12 AM

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Barney-15E

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Jun 17, 2020 5:40 AM in response to Adeel969

Confirm that "PHD CAU" is the name of the Startup Drive, the one you boot from?

Or, is it an external drive?

If it is the Startup Drive, I don't know how you managed to create anything at that level of the drive. The top level of the startup drive is not accessible by anyone.

Did you do that before upgrading to Catalina?

If it is an external drive, select the Drive in Finder and Get Info (cmd-I)

What is the Format of the drive in the top section, and what does it say in the Sharing & Permissions section?

Is "Ignore ownership on this volume" checked or unchecked?

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Barney-15E

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Jun 17, 2020 4:18 AM in response to Adeel969

Where did you originally save the file? Did you look there?

Was it saved on an External disk that isn't mounted any longer?

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Rudegar

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Jun 17, 2020 4:22 AM in response to Adeel969

newer versions of office like to default save files in microsofts onedrive maybe that needs to be installed before word can access their cloud

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Rudegar

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Jun 17, 2020 4:40 AM in response to Adeel969

I said maybe ms onedrive https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sync-files-with-onedrive-on-mac-os-x-d11b9f29-00bb-4172-be39-997da46f913f?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

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Adeel969 Author

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Jun 17, 2020 5:32 AM in response to Barney-15E

Most important file path. PHD CAU is drive name in mac . i divided into portions.

/Volumes/PHD CAU/Earthworm/REE NPs/Method/REEs Method/ REEs Method-1.doc

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Barney-15E

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Jun 17, 2020 4:28 AM in response to Adeel969

I save my file in the system. I check in the folder. two different files in 2 different location is missing.

In what "system." The entire Mac is a "system." When I asked where, I really meant where, specifically, in what folder, on what drive.

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Adeel969 Author

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Jun 17, 2020 6:25 AM in response to Adeel969

yup, file is not available in the folder. Firstly, when I open my data file again. MS Word give notice you don’t have privilege to access this file. Later system is showing file is deleted or you can access the file.

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Adeel969 Author

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Jun 17, 2020 4:21 AM in response to Barney-15E

I save my file in the system. I check in the folder. two different files in 2 different location is missing.

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Adeel969 Author

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Jun 17, 2020 4:24 AM in response to Adeel969

External Disk was not attached when i was working. I am sure i did not deleted file. I update the software one day ago. Few days ago I added Grammarly extension as well in MS Word.

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