Saved Over A File I Now Need. Please help.

LuckyTom · 04-27-2006, 07:39 PM

Ok well its 2am and im up doing coursework that has to be in tommorow [Yes, im stupid for leaving it so late, i have my own reasons for it, so please dont bother to mention my stupididy] and i had 2 files of work to do.

I do the first file [takes 2 hours] and finish and save, lets say i named this 'art'.
I then open up another file, and the settings are all wrong, so i decide that to save time il re-open 'art' again, and use that and when im done save the file as the new name 'maths'. However me being the stupid idiot i am, i forget to save it as 'maths' and just click 'save now'.

Now i have the 'maths' file saved over 'art' and i desperatly need 'art' back.

Are there any ways i can like.. recover the old file?

Can anyone PLEASE help?

**nickster_uk** · 04-27-2006, 08:18 PM

May sound silly but have you tried searching your hard drives for the original file name? Should include hidden/system files in the search.

Also, there are 3rd party applications that can recover data that has been deleted by a command line...hunt some down on Google that include a functional trial version and you may get the file back.

Best of luck :-)

04-27-2006, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
LuckyTom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP	Saved Over A File I Now Need. Please help. Ok well its 2am and im up doing coursework that has to be in tommorow [Yes, im stupid for leaving it so late, i have my own reasons for it, so please dont bother to mention my stupididy] and i had 2 files of work to do. I do the first file [takes 2 hours] and finish and save, lets say i named this 'art'. I then open up another file, and the settings are all wrong, so i decide that to save time il re-open 'art' again, and use that and when im done save the file as the new name 'maths'. However me being the stupid idiot i am, i forget to save it as 'maths' and just click 'save now'. Now i have the 'maths' file saved over 'art' and i desperatly need 'art' back. Are there any ways i can like.. recover the old file? Can anyone PLEASE help?

04-27-2006, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	May sound silly but have you tried searching your hard drives for the original file name? Should include hidden/system files in the search. Also, there are 3rd party applications that can recover data that has been deleted by a command line...hunt some down on Google that include a functional trial version and you may get the file back. Best of luck :-) __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?