Firstly, may I introduce myself. My name is Steve and I didnt even realise this forum exsisted and now I know I will be on here all the time getting tips instead of guessing that I am doing it correctly..lol.

Anyway, my first problem is..........

My spreadsheet with all my accounts, sales etc has disappeared. Yep, I havent backed it up for past few weeks :-(

I closed it as normal and it has just disappeared. I have tried restore from a few days ago but still no luck.

I have searched the pc and found the file but when I try to open it I get "The Item 'accounts master.xls' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly.
Do you want to delete this shortcut?

I have searched the recycling bin and although the file appears in the search I simply cant open it.

any help would very much be appreciated