Opened Excel File on iPad, Overwrote Old Version with New Version!

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Opened Excel File on iPad, Overwrote Old Version with New Version!

Hello,

so I had an extremely important excel file which I was always editing on my Mac. I had it saved on iCloud Drive (NOT OneDrive).

Yesterday, I didn't have my Mac so I opened it with my iPad, which I haven't done in months. All of the sudden I see an extremely old version of my file (its the version from when I last opened it with my iPad I suppose).

The new version, which I have been editing for months is now GONE!

Also on my Mac, now it's the old version. I cannot find the new version anymore because the file has become the old version. My iPad simply overwrite the file I guess!

HOW can I get my hands on the new version. Its quite important to me, and how can it be that the iPad just overwrites with a months old version.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Oct 24, 2023 5:37 AM

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Answer 1

JNoel54

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Oct 24, 2023 6:16 AM in response to aurélien-gaël

There is a similar procedure in Windows to recover files.

To restore a deleted file or folder

Open Computer by selecting the Start button , and then selecting Computer.
Navigate to the folder that used to contain the file or folder, right-click it, and then select Restore previous versions. If the folder was at the top level of a drive, for example C:\, right-click the drive, and then select Restore previous versions.
You'll see a list of available previous versions of the file or folder. The list will include files saved on a backup (if you are using Windows Backup to back up your files) as well as restore points, if both types are available.

Good luck.

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Answer 2

JNoel54

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139 points

Oct 24, 2023 6:06 AM in response to aurélien-gaël

Was the file ever backed up by Time Machine? You might be able to fine it there in the older version. I now understand that you were working with it using Excel on the Mac.

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