I accidentally overwrote the wrong version of a Word document. I do not believe I have Time Machine. Is there a way to recover the overwritten file?

I accidentally overwrote the wrong version of a Word document on my MacBook. I do not believe I have Time Machine. Is there a way to recover the overwritten file?

Posted on Jul 14, 2020 4:07 PM

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Jul 14, 2020 4:24 PM in response to LostFile

Basically no. Time Machine is great that way, maybe a lesson there for the future.

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I accidentally overwrote the wrong version of a Word document. I do not believe I have Time Machine. Is there a way to recover the overwritten file?

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