Hi Bud! About a year ago I scanned an entire book and saved it. Word had a problem and I ended up losing the entire book. Now, I back up all my books, whether scanning or proofreading, to a flash drive. It's saved me more than once. I also copy the original RTF file I download from Bookshare before I even open it. That way I always have a backup copy in case I accidently replace or remove something I shouldn't. I'm so sorry this has happened to you, but I guess some things just work out that way. Blessings. Lynnsky -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bud Schwab Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:26 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: help, I'm in trouble!! You're right, but I scan 50 pages at a time and then go back over them and delete headers and fix page numbers etc. I never have felt I needed to save a backup copy, but now I can see the reason for it. I've never done this before because I've never had a book that the title was the name of a place that was repeated many times throughout the text. I've learned my lesson now. Thanks for the feedback. I am starting to scan it again and I will take precautions this time. BudAt 06:13 PM 11/21/2009, you wrote: >You might try like many of us do, you might try something that most of >us do, and that is to save each time before you do a major process. The >first thing I do after having scanned the book is to save it with the >same title and WORKING in caps after it. Then each subsequent time I >prepared to do a major process, I save it again, with ascending numbers >after that. Other people append the date after the title. That way you >don't lose anything more than your last revision. > >All of us feel your pain, I can't imagine that there are many people >who haven't done this one time or another. > >Let us know if we can help anymore! >Valerie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Bud Schwab > > Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:37 PM > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: help, I'm in trouble!! > > > > Unfortunately I saved it so I guess I'm back to page one and will > > rescan the book. I'll bet I think of that the next time. I guess > > I've never run across a book before where the title is repeated in > > the text also. Thanks for the reply anyway. > > > > BudAt 08:30 PM 11/22/2009, you wrote: > > >Bud If you haven't saved it yet, you can go to the edit menu and do > > >an undo and it should replace what you deleted. If you've saved--- > > >well I think you're out of luck. > > > > > > > > > > > >At 05:21 PM 11/21/2009, you wrote: > > >>Hi Gang, > > >> > > >>I think I just pulled a booboo. I'm scanning a book called > > >>Boone's Lick. So I deleted all the headers that had the title. > > >>All of a sudden it dawned on me that Boone's Lick is the name of > > >>the town and is mentioned many times in the text. So obviously I > > >>deleted them also. Am I going to have to rescan the book and > > >>start all over? I don't know any way to retrieve those deleted words. Any ideas? > > >> > > >>Stupid Bud > > >> > > >> > > >>Bud Schwab > > >>W 6 Z Y P > > >>Malibu, California > > >> > > >> > > >>To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > >>bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get > > >>a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the > > >>subject >line. > > > > > > Bud Schwab > > W 6 Z Y P > > Malibu, California > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a > > list >of available > > commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. Bud Schwab W 6 Z Y P Malibu, California To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.708 / Virus Database: 270.14.76/2517 - Release Date: 11/21/09 01:47:00 To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.