Is there ANY way to retrieve or undo a file you "Save As" over?????
 

i just really fucked myself and "saved as" over a very, very important file.

I clicked the wrong one and saved.

i really need help, please no jokes (nevermind i know most will laugh haha) i guess i should start laughing too because I have a feeling i just fucked myself over more than anyone eer could.

is there ANY WAY TO GET THE FILE BACK TO ORIGINAL???

data save points etc???

if you still had it slected you could maybe do a "ctrl+z" that works a lot of times.

YOu could do a system restore to a date in the past if this wouldnt make you lose too many other changes.

i literally feel like crying.

i have never fucking done this.

i just saved over a data file of a song...

30 tracks of digital audio and midi...

i was on my way to bring this over to a friend to mix.

i ROYALLY FUCKED UP.

i was about to make the backup, and clicked the wrong ashit.

fuck man, i need to get away opr put my fist through a wall

I have had to do this before myself with a simuliar mistake.

i dont get it.

does this work for files?

I have psds and shit i been working on today will it revert everything?

Check your temp directory
Or depending on the software it might have a specific temp folder somewhere else.

Copy whatever you need to save as current onto CD's and then put them back on your computer after you did the system restore.

I do not think system restore effects files just programs and windows settings

Yup, very good advice. I almost forgot to do that when I restored my pc.

system restore reverts system files.

if you need the file THAT BAD than find a high-end pc lab in your area that does data recovery. Ive heard of ones that can get shit off of HD's that have been wiped with US DOD 7 pass... and beyond..

sys restore didnt work, it was saved.

the file wont revert.

i just fucked up really bad.

im out of here.

fresh air is calling.

i was literally doing the backup, and ripping these to CD ...

There's a software program you can install called Go Back 3. Its a pretty smart concept if you do a lot of file work. Basically what it does whenever you go an do something like you just did Fletch, it makes an instant copy of whatever it is you write over. So if you saved as on a file 10 times, Go Back would keep all 10 copies as retrievable files and then you can Go Back to any of them and they are unchanged from the prior save.

Not going to help in this case but maybe in the future.

I'll try thinking of another solution, but I think it would take a Hard Drive specialist to go in and get it.

I'm no expert but would a file recovery program not retreive your file, there was a very good thread about file recovery posted on GFY a few weeks ago

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showth...postid=4726731

Heres a bunch of programs for file recovery


Lost&Found from PowerQuest
EasyRecovery Professional
Encase

http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/manual.htm
http://www.data-recovery-software.net