I "successfully" recovered a deleted (by my 8 year old darling daughter) voice recording on my Sansa Clip Zip into my computer. Unfortunately when I attempt to use the file, it doesn't work. Any tips or advice or is this a lost cause. Thanks.
i would get my hands on a .WAV editor, or any sort of audio editor in general.
if that can open the file, you should be able to repair or edit what you can.
if that process can't open the file, i'm guessing your number is up.
what error do you get?
what have to used to try to 'open' the file?
Here's a search "playing wav without header":
https://startpage.co...ut header&pl=ie
Good luck with it though, and if you get it working don't forget to make a backup copy.
It's a long shot, but I'm all for long shots when they cost nothing, and it's related in a way to Andavari's suggestion.
You can try importing that file into an audio editor called "Audacity", as "Raw Data" ...
If it does manage to do that, then there may be a chance of recovering some, if not most of the file. The object is to save the imported file off again as a new wav file ...
It might come to nothing, but you never know.
Audacity: (Free, open source, cross-platform software for recording and editing sounds.)
EDIT: There's a portable version available I almost forgot about ... "Audacity Portable":
i would get my hands on a .WAV editor, or any sort of audio editor in general.
if that can open the file, you should be able to repair or edit what you can.
if that process can't open the file, i'm guessing your number is up.
what error do you get?
what have to used to try to 'open' the file?
Windows Media Player, iTunes, Quick Time, and the original kind of player (I have two) that the file was created on. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check them out when I have more of a free moment and keep y'all updated.
Windows Media Player, iTunes, Quick Time, and the original kind of player (I have two) that the file was created on. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll check them out when I have more of a free moment and keep y'all updated.
You'll still want some sort of audio editor. WMP and QT and iTunes are going to depend on headers and format being intact. An editor is more likely to handle corrupt or slightly damaged files than those 3.