Lost files from external (1 Viewer)

[ChelseaMiller]

Hi,

I have an external (WD my book) and it's been plugged into a smart tv for a while so we could record some shows. Now, I'm wanting to transfer uni work onto that from my laptop and I realised all my other files have disappeared. I'm stuck on what to do now! Any ideas?

 

[astroman]

gg no re we will remember

 

[anomalousdecay]

Not sure but are there recovery mechanisms on the external? You might be able to recover a few things that way. Otherwise, if not then you've probably lost the files.

 

[seremify007]

Whilst it's hard to say given you've been using the hard drive for a while and maybe the hard drive was formatted, but you can try using a freeware recovery tool to scan it and see if there's anything which can be recovered. If you know the file extension type (e.g. *.doc or *.docx) then you can try to filter it for those files. I recommend a program called Recuva. It was free last time I checked but haven't used it in a while.

 

[obliviousninja]

Cloud storage is where its at

 

[obliviousninja]

Whilst it's hard to say given you've been using the hard drive for a while and maybe the hard drive was formatted, but you can try using a freeware recovery tool to scan it and see if there's anything which can be recovered. If you know the file extension type (e.g. *.doc or *.docx) then you can try to filter it for those files. I recommend a program called Recuva. It was free last time I checked but haven't used it in a while.

I was thinking this as well. If im on the right page as you?

Journal v ntfs?

 

[seremify007]

I think the software is independent of file system but it's been a while. URL: https://www.piriform.com/recuva

Worked for me on a FAT formatted SD.

However it may prove to be useless on an encrypted drive.