Questions tagged [data-recovery]
This tag is for questions about techniques for recovering lost data — e.g., from deleted files and/or damaged or corrupted digital media. Please review the tag wiki before posting a question. Do not explicitly ask for tools or other products; such questions are off-topic on Super User.
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Excel drawing error
I have an Excel file that is in the Excel 2016 file format (File.xlsx). Suddenly file hang and start showing not responding after few minutes file restart automatically after that I receive an error ...
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Where does Clipchamp store temp files during screen recording
I'm trying to recover a screen recording done via Clipchamp (Windows 11). Unfortunately, the computer restarted a few seconds after I stopped the recording after Clipchamp started to process the file (...
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how to view hidden files on an NTFS drive that were copied from a Mac?
I have some files on my external NTFS drive that were copied from a Mac using Paragon NTFS. Back in Windows 7, I'm unable to view said files. I believe they exist because they still occupy space on ...
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Recovered Files from Deleted Partition Are Empty, How Can I Fix This?
I accidentally deleted a partition on my hard drive and used a file recovery tool to restore the files. The recovery process seemed successful as the files were restored with the correct extensions ...
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Word Doc file recovery: How do I open an FSD file as a Word (docx) file?
I plugged in and turned on my computer (Windows 10) today and realized it had powered down in such a way that all of my applications had closed since I last used it. This included an unsaved document ...
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Undelete records in Microsoft Access
About 600 records in a Microsoft Access File (.mdb) have been deleted. The .mdb file size hasn't changed, being around 20 MB.
AccessFIX (Demo) shows the exact number and contents of the deleted ...
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Unable to open DMG files - "Corrupt Image"
I created a DMG file using Disk utility in Recovery Mode (File -> New Image -> Image from Folder).
I tried all the possible options from this question:
extracting DMG using 7Zip - not working
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External HDD making clicking noise and not being recognized
I have WD Passport external HDD and yesterday, when I was transferring some photos to it, the transfer suddenly stopped. I thought nothing of it, retried a few times - nothing. So I restarted my PC ...
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Android dot folder (hidden folder) is not showing in windows
I make a folder in my android device under that i have some files and .private folder ("dot" folder usually hidden in an android) under that hidden folder i have many important files. When i ...
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Is there a tool to get as much data from partly damaged SSD as possible? [duplicate]
I have an SSD, Samsung Evo, 1TB, supposedly not the worst, that was not used in obviously damaging manner and CrystalDiskInfo showed supposedly 99% lifetime.
Still, there are uncopyable files - if the ...
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Unable to recover data on a dynamic disk
I had a computer with two 3TB HDDs that were Dynamic Disk mirrors of one another. I'm trying to recover data off of one of them without success.
So I plugged one of these 3TB HDDs into a USB3<->...
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How to recovery previous data after reinstalling windows 11?
I asked a technician in my city to fix an error on my laptop, without knowing he performed a Windows reinstall which caused all my data to be lost. I have searched for windows.old on drive C: and I ...
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Data recovery; nearly 1 tb of movies on a WD 3.5 tb personal cloud drive disappears with scanty traces
I have a great collection of movies that I had stored in a logical mesh of folder on my 3.5 tb WD personal cloud drive. I woke up 1 morning and found that everything was fine with my data on this ...
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Able to unlock BitLocker drive, but unable to obtain the 48-digit recovery key
I'm trying to obtain the 48-digit BitLocker recovery key from a failed drive. Here's what happened:
Windows 10 Professional was installed on a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB drive. The login was a local user ...
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Does the presence of a large `found.000` folder on a Windows machine would indicate a dying SSD?
I found a large folder named found.000, I know this is linked to data corruption and bad-sectors but what it means is unclear to me.
Should I change my SSD? Are the bad sectors not used anymore? If I ...
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