Office
Get Back an Older Version of a File You Saved Over
You saved over good work and the file now holds the wrong thing. How version history works in OneDrive, Windows and Google Drive, and when it cannot help.
7 min read
OneDrive
5 guides tagged “OneDrive”.
Office
Recover an Unsaved or Overwritten Excel File
Excel closed without saving, or you saved over a good workbook. These are two different problems with two different fixes — here is both, in order.
7 min read
Windows
OneDrive Is Filling Up Your C Drive? Fix It Properly
OneDrive keeps local copies of cloud files unless you tell it not to. Turn on Files On-Demand, free up space, or move the whole folder to another drive.
7 min read
Office
Why Windows Says My File Name Is Too Long
It is almost never the file name. Windows limits the whole path to 260 characters, and here is how to work around it or turn the limit off entirely.
7 min read
Office
Recover a Deleted File From OneDrive or Google Drive
Deleted cloud files sit in a recycle bin for about 30 days before they go for good. Here is where each service hides it, and what to do when it is empty.
8 min read