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Post by Noberator on Dec 10, 2016 16:32:20 GMT 1
I've just loaded a burning disc to my other laptop. Not paying attention  Trying to watch footy answer the dog and bone and on my laptop all at the same time I've only gone and deleted my e drive USB with loads files/documents stuff on it.  Don't suppose anybody knows a way to get it back.  Who said "Men can't multi-task?" |
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Post by rhyds on Dec 10, 2016 18:13:28 GMT 1
First off don't do anything more to the drive like adding/removing files Secondly, try a program like Recurva www.piriform.com/recuvaTo restore the data to a folder on your hard drive |
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Post by studabear on Dec 10, 2016 20:36:07 GMT 1
Recycle bin?
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Post by Anna Rack on Dec 10, 2016 22:33:07 GMT 1
Control/Z or undo might work assuming youhaven't disconnected the drive.
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Post by Noberator on Dec 11, 2016 16:40:58 GMT 1
First off don't do anything more to the drive like adding/removing files Secondly, try a program like Recurva www.piriform.com/recuvaTo restore the data to a folder on your hard drive Thanks Rhyds.  I've managed to restore most of the drive onto a folder on my hard drive but some of the Word Excel stuff has been allocated numbers instead of the file names previously saved as. Also some of the Excel documents won't open I keep getting a pop up Text import box which is all gibberish on some Excel files.  I use Libre Office 5.2.2.2 to open Word and Excel documents.  Any thoughts on the text import box gibberish? |
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Post by Noberator on Dec 11, 2016 16:44:59 GMT 1
No I ended up formatting the E/drive insted of the DVD RW (D:) drive and it wiped the lot. |
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Post by rhyds on Dec 11, 2016 17:05:03 GMT 1
First off don't do anything more to the drive like adding/removing files Secondly, try a program like Recurva www.piriform.com/recuvaTo restore the data to a folder on your hard drive Thanks Rhyds. I've managed to restore most of the drive onto a folder on my hard drive but some of the Word Excel stuff has been allocated numbers instead of the file names previously saved as. Also some of the Excel documents won't open I keep getting a pop up Text import box which is all gibberish on some Excel files. I use Libre Office 5.2.2.2 to open Word and Excel documents. Any thoughts on the text import box gibberish? a load of numbers and a .tmp on the end? That's a microsoft word or excel temporary file. They're created when word docs or excel files are saved as a temporary copy, and then deleted. You could try opening the documents in libre office's word processing or spreadsheet package, as the problem is there's no easy way to tell if the file is a Word temporary file or an excel temporary file, and each will look like rubbish if opened in the wrong program. |
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Post by Noberator on Dec 11, 2016 17:16:58 GMT 1
Thanks Rhyds. I've managed to restore most of the drive onto a folder on my hard drive but some of the Word Excel stuff has been allocated numbers instead of the file names previously saved as. Also some of the Excel documents won't open I keep getting a pop up Text import box which is all gibberish on some Excel files. I use Libre Office 5.2.2.2 to open Word and Excel documents. Any thoughts on the text import box gibberish? a load of numbers and a .tmp on the end? That's a microsoft word or excel temporary file. They're created when word docs or excel files are saved as a temporary copy, and then deleted. You could try opening the documents in libre office's word processing or spreadsheet package, as the problem is there's no easy way to tell if the file is a Word temporary file or an excel temporary file, and each will look like rubbish if opened in the wrong program. No the numbers are as such [000001] etc and when I look in the Properties it tells me ........ Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Worksheet (.xls) I think I have them saved on an eternal driver from my old laptop I backed up before I gave the other laptop to my son-in-law to have an upgrade on it a few weeks ago. |
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Post by rhyds on Dec 11, 2016 17:19:14 GMT 1
If you get stuck attach them to an email and send them over to me, and I'll see what I can do.
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Post by Noberator on Dec 12, 2016 0:54:07 GMT 1
If you get stuck attach them to an email and send them over to me, and I'll see what I can do. I think I am winning. Recovered some more that where in the wrong format and wanting to be opened by another programme. Did that programme again and picked out certain files and numbers etc and saved them to another folder on my hard drive. Cheers Rhyds your a star for the recovery programme link. |
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Post by rhyds on Dec 12, 2016 10:32:22 GMT 1
No worries chief, I've done the same a few times in the past!
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Trying to watch footy answer the dog and bone and on my laptop all at the same time I've only gone and deleted my e drive USB with loads files/documents stuff on it. 
