Recovering a saved file

[Nikki]

My boyfriend has spent weeks doing an assignment for University and after
completing it tonight he has somehow saved a blank document over it. Is there
ANY way he can get the original back? many thanks

 

[Chuck Davis]

Unless it was backed up to some other folder or medin, he will have to start
over. Happyness ia a recent backup.

 

[Graham Mayor]

He will need to avoid using his PC until this is resolved. He will also need
to obtain - using another PC - some file recovery software that can be run -
preferably - from floppy disc. Ontrack's File Recovery Pro is good, but
there are others. The file space freed by saving the blank file over the
wanted file will probably not yet have been overwritten. Most if not all of
the work will still be on the disc.

Had he had the option checked to automatically backup on save, then he would
not be in this position.

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