Occasionally users will not be able to find their Docs in the their Docs List. As much as people think Google does something to remove their Docs they rarely disappear because of something Google did. Below are a few tips for finding these lost Docs.
1. Search for the Doc in the search bar in the Docs List by the title of the Doc (assuming you know it).
2. Search using "*" which will return all of the Docs in your Docs List regardless of whether or not you have chosen to "not show them in Home."
3. Check your browser history for recent viewings of your Google Docs. Each Doc has its own URL which is saved in your browser history (assuming you don't delete browser history every so often).
4. Check the Trash.
Keep in mind that if you are NOT the owner of a Doc and the owner deletes it, the Doc is gone forever.
If you are still unable to find the Doc then maybe there is a problem on Google's end. I've seen posts on the forums where Docs disappear only to reappear later. Sometime a little time shakes things out.
Cheers!
YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!!!!!! Any trace of the document was gone but the browser history trick worked.
ReplyDeleteGlad it helped! Cheers!
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