Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice 4 corrupting Calc files

2014-03-02 7:00 GMT+01:00 "J. Van Brimmer" <jerry.vb@gmail.com>:

> Hello,
>
> I'm new to the list, so if this is an inappropriate subject, please let me
> know.
>
> I am using Libreoffice on Manjaro Linux. Over the last several months the
> version has been regularly updated. The currently installed version is:
> "Version: 4.1.5.3
> Build ID: 4.1.5.3 Arch Linux build-1". I have been using Manjaro for about
> six months. Over this time I have been using Libreoffice to update some
> Calc spreadsheets that I created to keep track of my finances. There is
> only one of those files that occasionally gets corrupted. It's always the
> same file, and only this one file that gets corrupted. I keep the files on
> a USB drive. I always save the file, close Libreoffice, and unmount the
> drive before removing it from the computer. I have no forewarning that the
> file is corrupt until the next time I open it. When I open the file when
> its corrupted, I get this window:
> Screenshot<
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/aak5y545qsmhe30/Screenshot_TextImport_2014-03-01.png
> >
> ​.  Nothing I try can get Libreoffice to open or repair the file. ​
> ​But​
> ​, if ​
> ​I open the file with Libreoffice 3 on my Debian system, I am offered a
> window that asks me if I want Libreoffice to repair the file. If I click on
> 'Yes' Libreoffice 3 completes the repair and I see the spreadsheet. The
> only strange thing that I notice about the repaired file is that the last
> chart I had created is only a placeholder. I then delete the placeholder
> and recreate the chart. If I then save an​
> ​​d close the file, and reopen it in Libreoffice 4, it opens fine until the
> next time it gets corrupted. I don't know how to cause the problem, other
> that to keep opening the file until it happens.
>
> Has anyone seen this problem? Is there anything I should try?
You could always try getting the latest version (4.2.1) and see if it still
happen. I vaguely recall having a similar issue in Impress, that vanished
by updating.

Other than that, it would be useful to see the file when it is "corrupted",
but that might not be possible if it contain sensitive data.​​

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