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Re: [LUG] Recovering documents from firefox

 

> If he has rebooted, probably not.

He has...I'm currently trying an app that recovers deleted files.

> Otherwise, whatever application he
> used to save the file may have a recent files list. You say "open with"
> but that usually means open with something other than firefox - exactly
> what did he open?

He opened an ODF in open office.
>
> Why can't the original file be downloaded again?

The original can but it's been edited quite significantly since it was
downloaded the first time :S
>
> The best solution here is always wget - you know where you are because
> it is designed just to download stuff. Dump the GUI and use a tool that
> is designed for the task.
>

Yeah, wget is *awesome*!

Jon

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