12-03-2015, 11:51 PM
Hi firenice03
Thanks for the command
Last I can think of is.. a "find"... You would need to know the name or partial name of the file - assuming a tmp file keeps part of it
And you will need to do this in terminal... (Alt Ctrl T)
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sudo find / -iname *FILE*
replace FILE with your files name..
I was hoping that there was a way of searching for fies in Hidden Folders . I would have preferred a GUI version but I have used the CLI that you supplied but cannot find any other documents than the ones I know about ttcaxe hat are hidden in my Home/Colin folder . I tried trying to find , BAK , abw , Abi , Hospital , tmp
I found the command very good and will try to remember it for use in the future . My problem with using the CLI is not only do I need to remember the command but also the precise syntax. Probably if your young and have to use them often the become second nature . If your as long in the tooth as I am and not a quick learner (not even at 17 never mind 71) they are not user friendly .
Abi word did created a .BAK for a document I created on 12 Nov but AbiWord is unable to open it ? (AbiWord cannot open /home/colin/Lenovo Upgrade to Win 10.rtf.bak~. It appears to be an invalid document)
I am left wondering if my doc was actually auto saved in spite of the option being ticked in preference by default . The results I got from my various searches I am as confident as I can be that there are no files generated by Abiword on my computer. I made a post to see if anyone could help solve the problem of getting power shutdown instead of a notification when the the power reached it critical point (15% in my case)
The only thing you can Trust computers to do is to go wrong ! And always at a critical worst moment . Possibly the safest medium is to Print the document every few minute so you have a hard copy
In the early days of companies using computers I visited a lot in my job setting up private data landlines to other offices I saw lots of Printers spewing out reams of FanFold paper into a box on the floor. Thats what I call a HARD COPY data backup .
Thanks for the command
Last I can think of is.. a "find"... You would need to know the name or partial name of the file - assuming a tmp file keeps part of it
And you will need to do this in terminal... (Alt Ctrl T)
Code: [Select]
sudo find / -iname *FILE*
replace FILE with your files name..
I was hoping that there was a way of searching for fies in Hidden Folders . I would have preferred a GUI version but I have used the CLI that you supplied but cannot find any other documents than the ones I know about ttcaxe hat are hidden in my Home/Colin folder . I tried trying to find , BAK , abw , Abi , Hospital , tmp
I found the command very good and will try to remember it for use in the future . My problem with using the CLI is not only do I need to remember the command but also the precise syntax. Probably if your young and have to use them often the become second nature . If your as long in the tooth as I am and not a quick learner (not even at 17 never mind 71) they are not user friendly .
Abi word did created a .BAK for a document I created on 12 Nov but AbiWord is unable to open it ? (AbiWord cannot open /home/colin/Lenovo Upgrade to Win 10.rtf.bak~. It appears to be an invalid document)
I am left wondering if my doc was actually auto saved in spite of the option being ticked in preference by default . The results I got from my various searches I am as confident as I can be that there are no files generated by Abiword on my computer. I made a post to see if anyone could help solve the problem of getting power shutdown instead of a notification when the the power reached it critical point (15% in my case)
The only thing you can Trust computers to do is to go wrong ! And always at a critical worst moment . Possibly the safest medium is to Print the document every few minute so you have a hard copy
In the early days of companies using computers I visited a lot in my job setting up private data landlines to other offices I saw lots of Printers spewing out reams of FanFold paper into a box on the floor. Thats what I call a HARD COPY data backup .
I Learn something new Every Day !
An "example" is worth a 1000 words
An "example" is worth a 1000 words