Re: [libreoffice-users] corrupt .odt file

Hi :)
I think start by deleting the ~lock file, or at least hide it in a zip-file you make for it.  Then 
just see how your file looks and if it's close enough to easily re-create the missing data (if 
there is anything missing).  

When you say you have no back-up do have have a copy on usb-stick, an emailed copy or some other 
computer or network-share?  Sometimes people don't realise that they have backed something up in 
that way and don't think of them as back-ups as it's not formal and deliberate.  'Accidental' 
back-ups are just as good tho! :)

Also check the 
Tools - Options - Paths
to see where LO might be saving back-ups if you have enabled that option.  
Regards from
Tom :)


--- On Wed, 22/2/12, Jan Kessinger <kessinger@ash-berlin.eu> wrote:

From: Jan Kessinger <kessinger@ash-berlin.eu>
Subject: [libreoffice-users] corrupt .odt file
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Date: Wednesday, 22 February, 2012, 7:10

LibreOffice 3.4.4 OOO340m1 (Build:402)
Ubuntu 11.10 oneiric


Hello Mailinglist,

the odt file for storing my workresults is broken.
I did not backup the file for the past 19 days.
So it does hurt :(

Here is what happened:

I was rendering XSL to PDF, which consumed lots of system-resources.
The system was not responding properly anymore.
I got impatient and pressed the reset button.

-rw-rw-r-- 1 jan  jan  2735419 2012-02-21 14:05 2012-02-02_LSF14.odt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jan  jan        0 2012-02-21 14:05 .~lock.2012-02-02_LSF14.odt#

As you can see above there is a .~lock file.
Which means that the system was busy doing something with the file when i pressed reset.

http://12monkeys.dyndns.org/media/2012-02-02_LSF14_corrupt.odt 2735419 2012-02-21 14:05 
2012-02-02_LSF14_corrupt.odt
http://12monkeys.dyndns.org/media/2012-02-02_LSF14_proper.odt     1402415 2012-02-02 15:16 
2012-02-02_LSF14_proper.odt

I would be super happy if you could help me fixing the corrupt file.

Greetings from Berlin,

Jan Kessinger




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