How to Undo Computer Mistakes in Microsoft Windows
The intro before the step-by-step part of the video is important for people to watch if they are computer challenged and need the extra help, but if you want, you can jump to the step-by-step part of the video by fast-forwarding to about 3:25 (depending on your Internet connection speed you may need to wait a few moments before you can do this).
Note: This is the Windows version of this lesson. There is also an Apple Mac version — if you’re subscribed to my podcast you should get both versions automatically, but if you have a Mac and you’re watching this on my website, you’ll want to click the following link to read: How to Undo Computer Mistakes in Apple Mac OS X
In the over fifteen years I’ve been working as a professional to make computers easy for people, I’ve noticed a lot of things about the people I worked with as well as people I just ran across in my day to day life. Many many computer users, no matter how bright they are, have a fear of causing problems on their computer by making a mistake.
I think this is understandable, and I try to encourage people to not let fear of making mistakes paralyze you and keep you from moving forward. If you don’t try new things, you never progress.
I recorded this video lesson to help give you some words of encouragement and remind you that you can do it, even if you’ve always felt afraid of moving forward. I also included steps on how to undo computer mistakes using the “undo” command.
While many people are aware of how this works, many more are not. And the people who do know about it, don’t always realize you can use it in as many areas as you can, especially missing out on the fact that it can be a real lifesaver when working with files and folders on your computer.
In this easy video lesson I not only explain how to undo in Plain English, but show you two different examples of how you can use it to reverse common types of computer mistakes. Will it solve every problem magically in every circumstance? Of course not, but it is a powerful but very simple tool you can use to empower yourself with one of the basic skills everyone should know when using their computer.
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thank you for the simple steps to cut-copy-paste and retrieving lost files.This is the best way for me to learn by visual hands on and to practice.Now i do feel more confident with this method and not as frustrated wondering and try ing to correct my mistakes.
I have just watched your video on How to Undo Computer Mistakes in Microsoft Windows and I want to tell you that my problem goes beyond. I do not know whether you can help me or not but I will try even so.
I lost 3/4 of my monograph paper’s last version (Word – Microsoft Office 2007) doing exactly the same as showed in your example (marking the text and typing a simple character by mistake. Unfortunately, I saved the file with the same name. Is there a possibility to recover it? What you do? This is driving me crazy… Thank you.
Marli,
I’m sorry you ran into that computer problem. Unfortunately, what happened to you is exactly what I was trying to help people avoid in the first place — because you saved over the good copy of the file, the old contents are gone. Now if you’d hit Undo right away, you could’ve reversed it and resaved, but the Undo history is only kept as long as the program is opened, so once you closed the program (or simply the document) it was lost.
The only other way to get the information back at this point is if you have a backup copy of the file. This is another reason that I constantly harp on about backing up your computer. I’m sure people get tired of hearing about it, but it’s too important to ignore.
Again, I’m sorry not to be able to give you better news. Just remember for the future, back up regularly, use Save As periodically to make versions of your files, and remember to use Undo and you’ll avoid a majority of computer headaches.
— Worth