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Question

EaseUS?

Mar 19, 2018 2:44PM PDT

Still trying to emotionally process this. I had a document containing relevant thoughts on wordpad, and I couldn't save the current version before my computer shut off, so I had to restart. I'm trying to recover or revert the file to a previous time using this software, can anyone else walk with me on what to do next? I'm performing a deep scan.

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Clarification Request
Very much like wordpad, has autosave function too.
Mar 19, 2018 8:03PM PDT
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Answer
Stop using that disk.
Mar 19, 2018 2:51PM PDT
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Thanks for the quick response.
Mar 19, 2018 3:05PM PDT

This happened to me before when I wasn't quite emotionally capable and I do remember downloading that as well. As it stands, I am downloading the same software as before because I could never complete a successful recovery and then put it down as something I could use. This was because I wasn't sure how to go about it. Asking a personalized question is a lot easier, and I will download Recuva again. This is really possible? Is there anything bad I could have done during downtime that might negate this possibility?
Most people around me would say, it's just lost.
In other words - follow up please. If can't, thanks much.

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OK.Seeing as this is in Win 10.
Mar 19, 2018 3:12PM PDT
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Yes
Mar 19, 2018 3:25PM PDT

I'm familiar with system restore, but that never changed documents. It only changed software. And I remember not being able to access earlier documents unless I made an entry point of some sort.

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Do you know the name of the document?
Mar 19, 2018 3:30PM PDT

Post was last edited on March 19, 2018 3:33 PM PDT

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Yes
Mar 19, 2018 3:33PM PDT

I do, and the document shows up, it is just old and not the updated version. It is considerably older than where I once was.

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You may have lost it.
Mar 19, 2018 3:37PM PDT

Wait for other members/mods to come in on this.
Dafydd.

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Ok will do.
Mar 19, 2018 3:43PM PDT

To summarize for any future moderators: Wordpad document, rtf. Saved once or twice. Worked on it over the days. Computer ducked out after short nap, so I restarted. Of course the document was nowhere near its current state. I made no restore points, and am trying Recuva and EaseUS. If these programs don't work for me.. Who does it work for really, and what software should I really be using for my documents? This is in the case you can't help me. I only have partially digested information about this, especially due to the emotional nature of these documents.

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Does wordpad have an "auto save" option in it?
Mar 19, 2018 7:43PM PDT

If not, maybe should download and install a word processor program that does have such an option. That way you can only be 5-10 minutes behind when such happens again.

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Rich Text File, Wordpad
Mar 19, 2018 3:09PM PDT

To Dafydd or anyone else who may need to know: The document is a rich text file, a wordpad document.

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Answer
From the top.
Mar 19, 2018 6:35PM PDT

1. The HDD is pulled from the machine in order to scan it in another PC.

2. NEVER CONTINUE TO USE SUCH A DRIVE.

3. Do not install RECUVA to this drive since use, installing recovery apps may overwrite the disk space used by the files we want to recovery.

4. Always recover files to another drive. By now it should be clear that the drive in recovery is NEVER used for booting, OS or written to.

If we put this drive in some USB case or another drive in a working PC, we do the deep scan with RECUVA but the files may be gone if use of this drive continued.

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Thanks
Mar 19, 2018 8:22PM PDT

Both new repliers thanks. I will let you know what I'm up to in more technical terms later. My father's a computer guy and he had some words for you, moderator R.P. Like how I am using a laptop and the hdd is embedded, and how the memory has not been written so it must have gone; I don't know if I'll come to understand that just yet, but I have some more methods to try, notably the one on superuser.

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As to the laptops.
Mar 19, 2018 8:24PM PDT

Few of these have non-removable drives. We remove these quickly because we want the best chance at recovery. But if the owner continued to use the laptop, and installed apps to recover files, those files are likely overwritten.

Recovery chances fall with each boot and use.

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Ok, MIGHT do. Will look for more on the HDD..
Mar 19, 2018 8:43PM PDT

I honestly just think I'm dreaming, the notion seems odd. Can a computer really save words written not saved when I purposefully restarted it? Like a screen capture? Is it left up to chance if the computer will or not? This is starting to become more like a vent for me, but now I suppose I'm learning. I guess exploring will help me get rid of my animus, and one thing I will be doing is just switching my methods of writing.

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Yes. Many apps save to a temp file.
Mar 21, 2018 9:38AM PDT

Or perform the autosave.

My replies have been about: How important it is to get the HDD out of use as soon as possible and over to the recovery machine. Using the drive diminishes the chance of recover to zero quickly.

Post was last edited on March 21, 2018 9:51 AM PDT

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Ok, MIGHT do. Will look for more on the HDD..
Mar 19, 2018 8:43PM PDT

I honestly just think I'm dreaming, the notion seems odd. Can a computer really save words written not saved when I purposefully restarted it? Like a screen capture? Is it left up to chance if the computer will or not? This is starting to become more like a vent for me, but now I suppose I'm learning. I guess exploring will help me get rid of my animus, and one thing I will be doing is just switching my methods of writing.

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Do you guys concur?
Mar 19, 2018 11:25PM PDT

A) https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-update/how-to-retrieve-an-unsaved-word-pad-document/a2f94e4a-075a-45d2-915c-491f1c6e0b35
B) https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/how-to-restore-a-document-from-wordpad-i-didnt/8577b0d6-8a2b-4448-aa56-e5a8d1f36cf8
C) Half Message from EaseUS:
Thanks for contacting us.
"If you didn't save the file on you computer before restart, any software is unable to recover the data. Regretfully, our software is unable to help you in this case."
If the case seems clear to all, then I say this is a lesson to our progeny. Thanks everyone for the tips.