"Microsoft word on a macbook, and your penultimate version of a file is not backed up." Your comments makes me think that neither you nor your wife knew about

"Microsoft word on a macbook, and your penultimate version of a file is not backed up." Your comments makes me think that neither you nor your wife knew about tracking changes in office documents: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/track-changes-while-you-edit-HA001218690.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/track-changes-wh... But then considering that the unfortunate loss of data happened after an already lengthy sequence of manual actions, I wouldn't be surprised if the "o crap" would come after a longer sequence that involves disabling whatever should have been prevented the unpleasant events. I'm sorry for the loss, but I don't find my profession responsible more than I would find a car designer/engineer responsible for a car accident caused by driver's deficient attention.