My project disappeared

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Jasmine

Newbie Joined: Feb 20, 2009 04:58 Messages: 2 Offline

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Feb 20, 2009 05:01

Help please!! After spending all day working on a slideshow, the program froze and I restarted the computer. The pds file is GONE, but there's a pds.bak file of the same name. How do I restore??? Thanks very much...I'm VERY stressed right now.

pjc

Senior Member Location: Aus Joined: Sep 12, 2008 03:48 Messages: 262 Offline

Feb 20, 2009 05:21

rename the pds.bak file to just pds then open

Jasmine

Newbie Joined: Feb 20, 2009 04:58 Messages: 2 Offline

Feb 20, 2009 05:27

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I did discover that same answer by googling ".bak file"

Can you say WHEW!??!

Thanks again.

Cranston

Senior Contributor Location: USA Joined: Aug 17, 2007 02:26 Messages: 1667 Offline

Feb 20, 2009 05:58

Hi Jasmine,

The best way to avoid that ever happening again, is to use the "Save As"
option as opposed to just "Save". Thus, saving multiple times (e.g. Edit-1, Edit-2, Edit-3, etc.), along the way as you're building your project.
Then if you have a crash, you can always go back and open your previous saved pds (e.g. Edit-14), and avoid risking loosing all your work. Click here PDtoots for a collection of PowerDirector Tutorials and Tips

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