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Thread #127607   Message #3266989
Posted By: JohnInKansas
01-Dec-11 - 06:23 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Can I undo an overwritten Notepad file ?
Subject: RE: Tech: Can I undo an overwritten Notepad file ?
McG -

It may be affected by how you've set up Windows Explorer (that's not Internet Explorer).

In Classic View, folders view, you should have a folders tree in a column on the left, and files and folders in the folder that's selected on the left should be in a separate window with a group of columns on the right. You'll need to click to select the folder that contains the file of interest on the left.

If you next right click on a filename in the right column, you should get a drop-down with options:

Open
Edit
Open in Same Window
Print
Open With
Restore Previous Versions
(Mine also includes a click to scan for malware, but that's because of the AV I have.)

Separated below those, you should see several other options, like the Send To, Cut, Copy, Delete, Rename, etc., and File Properties at the bottom.

Additionally, if you right-click on the bar above the columns in the right side window, it will show you what you've selected to display in all the columns in the right window. Click "More" at the bottom of that list to get the approximately 128 different "column labels" you can use. (Some of the selections only apply to particular file types, but you can use this feature e.g. to see what kind of camera took the picture you just downloaded, if the EXIF data wasn't removed from the file before it was posted - or for a few other sneaky things.)

John