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Posted: October 21st, 2023, 7:31am
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Hey all, So I had a completed script (Final Draft) on my flash drive and never saved it anywhere on my laptop. Now I’ve lost the flash drive. Question— is this script anywhere on my laptop somewhere? Thanks
Gary in Houston
Posted: October 23rd, 2023, 4:50pm
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Steve, it depends on how your laptop processes data. Sometimes you might be able to find things here: C:\Users\AppData\Local\Temp if you're using a Windows based laptop. On a Mac, temporary files are stored in a specific folder. To locate it, you first have to quit all active apps. Then, from the Finder, select Go > Go to Folder and type in the following path: ~/Library/Caches/ . In the window that opens, you'll see all temporary files. Maybe you can find it in one of those places.
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Gum
Posted: October 23rd, 2023, 4:54pm
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What Gary said, but if on a PC you may have to select 'View' in the file folder and check 'Hidden Items' to see the 'AppData' Folder... by default it's unchecked and within a folder called 'Default'.
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LC
Posted: October 23rd, 2023, 5:11pm
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Final Draft saves temporary files in a folder. In FD Tools menu click Options, the backup folder is at the bottom, check if it's been saved in there.
And... As my Mum was fond of saying - (re the flash drive) where did you see it last?
Sorry, not funny. Hope you find it!
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Gum
Posted: October 23rd, 2023, 5:18pm
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Libby nailed it! I just checked the backup folder for my Final Draft and everything's in there going months back, nice to know, thanks!
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SAC
Posted: October 24th, 2023, 4:21am
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Good advice, all. I couldn’t find it initially, but I did eventually find the flash drive. My wife found it in the dryer, which means it got washed. I plugged it back in, and everything, miraculously, was still there. Amazing. Some dude on Twitter said it was the best advert for Sans Disk he’d ever read!
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LC
Posted: October 24th, 2023, 5:28am
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That's great (and amazing) news, Steve!
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SAC
Posted: October 24th, 2023, 5:37am
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That's great (and amazing) news, Steve!
Thanks. So today I get up early to do some writing before work and I forget to bring my laptop plug. It’s a never ending battle.
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