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Need to revert to previous file version

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  • Started 5 years ago by lkphoto
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lkphoto
lkphoto
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Hi, I would really appreciate any super Urgent help on how to revert to previous file versions. All my files are jpg and I am using XP. Is there something similar to a system restore? A freeware program that I could use? Is there something I can do? ... Apart from backup every single time I try to rename my files?! Thanks in advance.

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syn
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Do you only mean when you change the name of a file or what the file it self has in it.

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lkphoto
lkphoto
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Hi, thanks for quick reply. I think I edited the photos (created greyscales) at the same time as I was renaming them with Irfanview program. So both.

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syn
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on that there would be no way except if you had a backup of the file previously..... or if you saved it to a different location i think ifranview creates a new image then.... but i can not be 100% on that... there maybe other choices.

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lkphoto
lkphoto
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Could my computer have automatically created a backup without me manually doing so? How could I find out if so and how could I restore a backed up file?

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taybay
taybay
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If you have Vista Ultimate, you may have backups. If you have anything less, then no. If you're desperate, you can try this program to color your greyscale photos. http://www.recolored.com/

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lkphoto
lkphoto
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Thanks for your replies. I have searched high and low and have only found ways to prevent it from happening again. Will start re-doing all my work. :(

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