Missing Excel file that was renamed & saved

[plonkak]

I have a Macbook pro. I made a lot of changes to a document that was technically still in an email. I did however save it and rename it. Then it vanished. This is the second time this has happened to me (once in Microsoft Word and now in Excel) since I upgraded to Microsoft 2011 suite. I was reading somewhere that they are still there but in some invisible place. I've tried looking it up everywhere including though my spotlight, trash, mail downloads, etc. I DEFINITELY renamed it and I DEFINITELY saved it. Any ideas where the heck is actually went? Thanks!

 

[waynep]

I have a Macbook pro. I made a lot of changes to a document that was technically still in an email. I did however save it and rename it. Then it vanished. This is the second time this has happened to me (once in Microsoft Word and now in Excel) since I upgraded to Microsoft 2011 suite. I was reading somewhere that they are still there but in some invisible place. I've tried looking it up everywhere including though my spotlight, trash, mail downloads, etc. I DEFINITELY renamed it and I DEFINITELY saved it. Any ideas where the heck is actually went? Thanks!

Have you tried searching for it with Spotlight using the new name you gave it?

 

[chown33]

Under Excel's File menu, find the Open Recent item. See if the saved document is listed there.

 

[frankblundt]

You didn't do something wacky like name it something beginning with . (which renders the file invisible)?