User file cannot be found on the computer

[thomasjk]

Just installed a new windows update and now when I try to save get the message my user file can not be found on the computer. Just looking for help on what I should do.
Thanks, Lew

[RoryOF]

Is the user file an OpenOffice file you had written?

[Lew3]

yes, after the m s updates.

[RoryOF]

Look for it using the Windows system search; if found, use OO's /File /Open to navigate to the found file, select it, and try to open it; it seems to be the case that MS updates often lose files that are open at the time of updating.

[Lew3]

thanks, I will give ms a little longer to find the file.

[RoryOF]

As a last resort, you may be able to recover a previous version of the file - see [Tutorial] How to find and un-delete AOO temporary files for detailed instructions on how to

a) use Previous Versions (W7 and later) to recover previous versions of the file ;

b) recover your file as it was when you last opened or saved it, or as it was when it was last saved with AutoRecovery;

c) find previous versions of the file in the folder it is located in, but which have since been deleted;

d) un-delete the temporary files AOO wrote while you were editing the file, and then deleted. This will recover your file as it was when you last opened or you last saved it.