Hello. I apologize if this is in the wrong place? I have a huge problem and was wondering if the Recuva software will work in this scenario.
I just got finished writing a paper in Word 2010 that I spent 20 hours on. In a hurry to email it to my Prof. I didn?t close the file before trying to email it. That caused an error and the attachment failed. I tried this twice before realizing that the .docx was still open.
I then accidentally replaced my final exam paper with a open blank docx thinking I was overwriting a different file.
To my horror the file is now blank, and I am up s**t creek w/out a paddle.
Here is some specifics.
The docx was always on a jump drive formatted as FAT32
I'll move your topic to the "Recuva Discussion" thread, where it should generate a better response.
One or two of our members may have experience of recovering Word documents, which I don't, so I won't give you any advice because it may not be the best advice, apart from have a read here ...
I'll move your topic to the "Recuva Discussion" thread, where it should generate a better response.
One or two of our members may have experience of recovering Word documents, which I don't, so I won't give you any advice because it may not be the best advice, apart from have a read here ...
As Dennis said, do absolutely nothing on the flash drive, except read it. I would run Recuva in deep scan mode. Your editing will almost certainly have created several deleted copies on the drive, and Word itself is very keen on creating backup copies as you go along. Recover all the copies you find, or at least the latest few (assuming you find any) to a folder on your hard drive. Then you can check that they open and have some relevant content. With a little luck you wil be able to retrieve an almost up-to-date version.
PS Personally I find Recuva's wizard irritating. If you run the Wizard, when it's finished click on the Switch to Advanced Mode box at the top r/h. You can then select Options and uncheck the Run Wizard at Startup box, and in Actions select the Deep Scan. Also make sure the Filename/Path box is empty so that all relevant files are displayed.
As Dennis said, do absolutely nothing on the flash drive, except read it. I would run Recuva in deep scan mode. Your editing will almost certainly have created several deleted copies on the drive, and Word itself is very keen on creating backup copies as you go along. Recover all the copies you find, or at least the latest few (assuming you find any) to a folder on your hard drive. Then you can check that they open and have some relevant content. With a little luck you wil be able to retrieve an almost up-to-date version.
PS Personally I find Recuva's wizard irritating. If you run the Wizard, when it's finished click on the Switch to Advanced Mode box at the top r/h. You can then select Options and uncheck the Run Wizard at Startup box, and in Actions select the Deep Scan. Also make sure the Filename/Path box is empty so that all relevant files are displayed.
OK, so I have the software, just load in on the Windows 7 machine and run it, or should I doing something with the jump drive. The jump is a 2.0/3.0 compat. I've not saved anything to as far as I know. I must have saved that document a 100 times.
Also, am I scanning the jump drive, or the computer? Like will the periodic saves be on the machine somewhere, or the jump drive itself? Thanks again for the help!
Also, sorry I appear so needy, I dont see tut within the software anywhere... Will the files I'm looking for just be .docx's or some obscure file extenions?
Download and install Recuva on your pc. When you run Recuva you will be given the choice of which drive to scan. Choose the flash drive. When and if you find something to recover save it to your pc. The files should have the docx extension.
I'm off now, I need my sleep. Good luck, but there will be others along during the European night.