Recovered .psd file not useable

Recuva
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I used the free version of Recuva to recover a deleted Photoshop .psd file. Recuva showed a green light and an excellent chance for recovery. Then it showed the file was recovered. I can't open the file in Photoshop.

Would I have a better chance of recovery with the paid version or are .psd files generally not recoverable in a useable form?

Thanks!

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Recovery is often a crapshoot, the green light only means the file is not currently overwritten.

There is no difference between the free version and pro version as far as recovery goes, sadly this file is probably lost.

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Hi Nergal -- That's what I thought. Thanks so much for getting back so quickly with an excellent answer.