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jsfingers
Total Posts: 109
Joined 08-28-2009 status: Pro |
Hi all… So I decided to boot up my XF this A.M. to do some editing of my songs which I had stored on my USB Flash. I have three different folders on my USB flash titled: Set1, Set 2 and Set 3. While editing a Song on Set 1, I accidentally over-wrote Set 2 with Set 1’s info. I tried to hit the cancel when I realized the disaster I had just performed.....So Set 2 had been replaced by Set 1. I was doing some research and came across some thing Data Recovery. Is this stuff legit, does it really work with overwritten files? Can Set 2 be saved? Thanks in advanced, Fingers |
sciuriware
Total Posts: 9999
Joined 08-18-2003 status: Guru |
If only you do not change a thing on that drive there are chances. Try this: http://www.stellarinfo.com/deleted-file-recovery.htm ;JOOP! |
jsfingers
Total Posts: 109
Joined 08-28-2009 status: Pro |
I will try it, thx so much! |
jsfingers
Total Posts: 109
Joined 08-28-2009 status: Pro |
No avail...Thanks anyway. |
Grandpa Mike
Total Posts: 602
Joined 01-19-2009 status: Guru |
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. A note for future use… I will frequently have multiple versions of the same song. I save each version using a different file name. That way, nothing gets overwritten. I may decide a week after I have made a change that I liked the previous version better. Instead of backing out the changes I made, I just use the previous version file. The file naming convention you use can be simple or complex but it needs to have intelligence that works for your situation built in. It could be something as simple as:
Project 1 Song 1 Ver 1
Good luck. |
meatballfulton
Total Posts: 3022
Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
I always keep a backup of the USB drive on my computer...something to consider in the future. |
sciuriware
Total Posts: 9999
Joined 08-18-2003 status: Guru |
I combined these two advices:
I save my Song files on the computer as NAME###### while # is the date.
;JOOP! |
Redhotpoker
Total Posts: 3601
Joined 11-18-2010 status: Guru |
Hi,
Chas |
VikasSharma
Total Posts: 1523
Joined 10-05-2010 status: Guru |
Windows System Restore feature does not restore user data - only the system files. Always keep a backup of your important data. I use a similar naming convention as suggested by sciuriware but I keep the date part in front and the name part after that - e.g. YYYYMMDD-NN-NAME where NN is a serial number. This makes it easy to sort by date even if the file has not been time-stamped on a computer by modifying it. |
sciuriware
Total Posts: 9999
Joined 08-18-2003 status: Guru |
There must be no confusion here:
And yes, I once had to “go back in time” on my computer.
Something else:
Of course nothing is 100% secure; you can at least take measures. ;JOOP! |
Michael_Todd
Total Posts: 2
Joined 06-29-2017 status: Newcomer |
Try Pandora Recovery (Disk Drill) https://www.pandorarecovery.com/flash-drive-data-recovery.html that lets you scan the drive and list all the recoverable data in tree like structure for preview. I am sure it will list all your data for recovery. Super simple to use, and I’ve had some great success with it. |
cidelebah
Total Posts: 1
Joined 11-14-2018 status: Newcomer |
Make sure your USB Flash Drive hasn’t been used once finding data loss, or stop using your USB Flash Drive right now to achieve a better success recovery rate. And Try this:https://r-datarecovery.com/usb-data-recovery Cheers. |