Recover replaced file in Pages

I had two Pages docs open, and wanted to change the name of both. One was called "[Word]" and the other was "[Word]-[Other Word]". I changed the first one, then went to change the second, but accidentally only typed in "[Word]". It did pop up a window saying there was already a file with that name and asking if I wanted to replace it, and I, being a total idiot, thought for a sec it was asking if I wanted to replace the NAME of the file, so I clicked replace. And you know what happened. It essentially disappeared the first doc, and now all I have is the second. And the first doc was huge and had taken weeks. And now it's gone. I tried to revert it to a previous version, but the first doc isn't in any of those versions. I tried iCloud recovery, and it's not in there. I do not have a time machine backup already done, because I thought iCloud was enough. Is there any chance at all of recovering that first doc, or is it gone forever? Please don't tell I'm dumb because I already feel like the dumbest person on the planet.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Nov 1, 2023 9:59 AM

Reply
5 replies

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Recover replaced file in Pages

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.