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Questions tagged [file-recovery]

Methods and tools for the retrieval of information either deleted accidentally or on corrupt or damaged media.

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Is there any way to recover unsaved notepad++ docs?

I had to immediate shut down, and I lost about 20 unsaved tabs, is there any way to recover these?
guest123123
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How to recover a removed file under Linux?

By accident, I used rm on a file I didn't want to delete. Is there a way that I can get it back under Linux?
HaiYuan Zhang
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How to recover deleted file if it is still opened by some process?

$ cat important_file > /dev/null & [1] 9711 $ rm important_file $ killall -STOP cat [1]+ Stopped cat important_file > /tmp/p $ ls -l /proc/`pidof cat`/fd/ total 0 lrwx------ 1 vi vi 64 May 13 20:32 0 -> /dev/pts/29 l-wx------ 1 vi…
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Put files deleted over the network into a Windows trash can?

From a Windows workstation when I delete files over the network (e.g. a file share, server disk, etc) those files are never put into a trash can, either on my Windows workstation or on the server - they're instantly and permanently deleted. This has…
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How to restore a previous version of file in Notepad++

I would like to restore a previous version of file that has been saved. My computer has crashed during work on one of the Files in Notepad++. When I started it again it went blank and a few days of my work are basically gone. Is there any way to…
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How to undelete files on btrfs partition?

How do I undelete (recover) a deleted file on a btrfs partition? I have not taken a snapshot yet, so I can't use that feature. I know there are some tools for other Linux file systems, but google has not turned up anything specific to btrfs. I came…
MountainX
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Get rid of "Resource Busy" message on Mac OS X

I am trying to repair a lost HSF+ partition table an iMac by running the i command inside of sudo pdisk /dev/rdisk1. Once I try running the i command, I get an error message saying that the resource is busy: pdisk: can't open file '/dev/rdisk1' for…
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Recovering Excel documents that were closed without saving

Can I ensure that if I mistakenly close a Microsoft Excel document without saving the latest version, that I can recover some of the work I've done? I'm using Excel 2003.
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How can I recover from an accidental git push -f?

I just ran git push -f by mistake, thus overwriting a remote branch. Original: (remote origin:) branch master -> commit aaaaaaa branch foo -> commit bbbbbbb (local) branch master -> commit ccccccc branch foo -> commit…
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corrupt NTFS filesystem, how to recover files in folder?

I lost a folder with important data, and would like to know what's the best way to procede in order to recover the files. this is what happened: after booting up windows (vista), i received the message that the TrashBin on K:/ (the disk in…
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How can I recover/undelete files from an ext4 partition?

Has anyone had success recovering deleted files from an ext4 partition? I've tried various utilities, but none have worked yet. I'd be grateful if someone can share a success story!
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Why are the bottom half of my images gray?

My brother in law took some pictures for me of my daughter after she was born. When I open up the pictures or look at the previews, they all look like this (with the bottom half gray): At first I thought that the images were just corrupted, but…
Vaccano
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Why some recovery tools are still able to find deleted files after I purge Recycle Bin, defrag the disk and zero-fill free space?

As far as I understand, when I delete (without using Recycle Bin) a file, its record is removed from the file system table of contents (FAT/MFT/etc...) but the values of the disk sectors which were occupied by the file remain intact until these…
Ivan
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i just deleted a worksheet that was critical, what do i do now?

i also saved it is there any way to recover it?
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what is the path of the recycle bin directory?

I dragged a file to the recycle bin a few days ago. I have Windows 7 premium on a 245 GB partition, a 240 GB SSD, and a 250 SSD. And somewhere in the past few days I incidentally installed Delta Search. I know I should remove it right away, but I…
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