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xlsx corrupt file, password protected, can't open...need help
x16wda:
Out of curiosity, when you password protected it, was that using native Office protection or something else?
Innuendo:
:(...sigh...yeah. The last backup is from a month ago. I didn't want to rely on cloud services, so I haven't really figured out a good syncing solution with usb drives. I can use ftp from a static remote computer, which I use with SFFS, but with USB I need something a little more mobile and complex. So in the meantime, I haven't been backing up much and now I've paid the price.
-superboyac (March 23, 2012, 10:03 PM)
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If you're like me you've probably got a drawer full of small capacity thumb drives. Next time save a copy of your file to a couple (or more) different flash drives & you'll be prepared for disaster. :)
Carol Haynes:
From my experience with MS the other point is don't use passwords in future either - lock up the thumb drive!
4wd:
...but with USB I need something a little more mobile and complex.-superboyac (March 23, 2012, 10:03 PM)
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Unfortunately with MS putting the kibosh on autorun.inf, (which was a good idea - the removing of it, that is), there doesn't seem to be an easy way to run removable based programs on insert unless there is a program on each host PC to initiate it - which shouldn't be too hard to do in AutoIt, (the initiating not the syncing).
FWIW, I use SyncBackPro on my PCs and it's set to perform backups when certain removable drives appear on the system.
superboyac:
Out of curiosity, when you password protected it, was that using native Office protection or something else?
-x16wda (March 24, 2012, 02:33 PM)
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native office protection. Just a password protected workbook xlsx file.
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