Any way to retrieve a TextEdit document I didn't save?

[Smileyguy]

Stupid mistake, simple question. Was taking down some notes in TextEdit, closed file by mistake without saving. Anything I can do?

I should point out the file does exist, it just obviously reverted back to the state it was in before I did the particular hour or so of work in it.

Am I screwed?

SG

EDIT: Should also point out I'm not using Time Machine.

 

[Yiosik]

TextEdit Help

You can make sure your edits aren’t lost if TextEdit quits unexpectedly. TextEdit saves copies of your documents to autosave files. You can change how often your files are saved.

To choose how often to save documents automatically:
Choose TextEdit > Preferences, and click “Open and Save.”
From the “Autosave modified documents” pop-up menu, choose how frequently to save your changes.

If TextEdit unexpectedly quits, open TextEdit again. It opens the autosave files for the documents that were open when it unexpectedly quit.

 

[iRyanDevine]

Maybe your time machine might be able to help or it may give you an option to open a document wich was saved from being lost when you next open the app

 

[angelwatt]

If TextEdit didn't offer to recover the file when you reopen the program, then the edits are indeed lost, unless you perhaps have installed a key logger on your machine, but that's unlikely.

 

[miles01110]

Maybe your time machine might be able to help or it may give you an option to open a document wich was saved from being lost when you next open the app

EDIT: Should also point out I'm not using Time Machine.

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