Recovery of accidentially deleted data not readable

[Guest Johnnybig]

I deleted data surpassing the recycle bin. After trying different programs my

excel files which I am restoring are either not able to be opened at all or

open with some weird symbols in them even though according to the programs

they are in excellent condition to be recovered.

1. Do you know why they appear with these weird symbol and how can I fix

that if it is a matter of setting

2. Can you recommend a freeware which finally works or an inexpensive

recovery program

OS: Windows XP Tablet edition 2005

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: Recovery of accidentially deleted data not readable

 

If you deleted xp files,then open cmd,run:Sfc /Scannow If specific program

files,download the program,choose "repair installation",microsoft excel will

offer that.

 

"Johnnybig" wrote:

> I deleted data surpassing the recycle bin. After trying different programs my

> excel files which I am restoring are either not able to be opened at all or

> open with some weird symbols in them even though according to the programs

> they are in excellent condition to be recovered.

> 1. Do you know why they appear with these weird symbol and how can I fix

> that if it is a matter of setting

> 2. Can you recommend a freeware which finally works or an inexpensive

> recovery program

> OS: Windows XP Tablet edition 2005

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Recovery of accidentially deleted data not readable

 

Totally incorrect advice, unrelated to the issue.

1.) Deleted 'Data" files, not system - so SFC is pointless time waster.

2.) Repairing Excel would do nothing to resolve data file(s) issue.

 

As to recovery, based on what you've stated you may have lost

any chance for recovery since the recovered files are unreadable.

 

 

"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message

news:B62269BC-0D14-44C1-A512-5E16167DE0B8@microsoft.com...

> If you deleted xp files,then open cmd,run:Sfc /Scannow If specific

> program

> files,download the program,choose "repair installation",microsoft excel

> will

> offer that.

>

> "Johnnybig" wrote:

>

>> I deleted data surpassing the recycle bin. After trying different

>> programs my

>> excel files which I am restoring are either not able to be opened at all

>> or

>> open with some weird symbols in them even though according to the

>> programs

>> they are in excellent condition to be recovered.

>> 1. Do you know why they appear with these weird symbol and how can I fix

>> that if it is a matter of setting

>> 2. Can you recommend a freeware which finally works or an inexpensive

>> recovery program

>> OS: Windows XP Tablet edition 2005

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Recovery of accidentially deleted data not readable

 

 

"Johnnybig" <Johnnybig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E7637EC4-E4BF-4722-AC1B-B379DD2587D8@microsoft.com...

>I deleted data surpassing the recycle bin. After trying different programs

>my

> excel files which I am restoring are either not able to be opened at all

> or

> open with some weird symbols in them even though according to the programs

> they are in excellent condition to be recovered.

> 1. Do you know why they appear with these weird symbol and how can I fix

> that if it is a matter of setting

> 2. Can you recommend a freeware which finally works or an inexpensive

> recovery program

> OS: Windows XP Tablet edition 2005

 

The "weird" symbols are the result of your deleted files having

been partly overwritten by new data. The original data is irretrievably

lost. This would be a good time to review your backup policy.

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Recovery of accidentially deleted data not readable

 

"Johnnybig" <Johnnybig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E7637EC4-E4BF-4722-AC1B-B379DD2587D8@microsoft.com...

>I deleted data surpassing the recycle bin. After trying different programs

>my

> excel files which I am restoring are either not able to be opened at all

> or

> open with some weird symbols in them even though according to the programs

> they are in excellent condition to be recovered.

 

That has some pretty variable meanings. It can mean that the start end and

end and the size of the file are recoverable, but the rest of the contents

aren't necessarily. The prospects of recovery are evaluated from the size

and start and end locations of the original file as descibed in the file

allocation tables. But that says little about the quality of the contents.

 

The recovery programs can't know in advance what the original *contents*

actually are - if it did, you wouldn't need to recover the files.

> 1. Do you know why they appear with these weird symbol and how can I fix

> that if it is a matter of setting

 

It isn't fixable or a matter of settings. The files aren't recoverable in

their original form.

 

When files have been deleted, they aren't necessarily removed, but their

location is marked as over-writable. The more use the system sees, the

probability of overwriting increases.

 

And that is what has happened to your files.

 

Because of this effect, it's important to immediately STOP using the system

and move the drive to another system and recover without running the OS on

the drive, if you actually want to recover files.

> 2. Can you recommend a freeware which finally works or an inexpensive

> recovery program

> OS: Windows XP Tablet edition 2005

 

Unfortunately in your case there aren't any, possibly at any price. The

files have been overwritten, and installing software will only decrease your

chances of recovery. You have to remove the drive and host it elsewhere.

 

What you need to do, but I suspect can't, is to restore from backups.

 

Sorry there isn't better news.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Sergey Wasilenkow]

Re: Recovery of accidentially deleted data not readable

 

> Ideleteddata surpassing the recycle bin. After trying different programs my

> excelfileswhich I am restoring are either not able to be opened at all or

> open with some weird symbols in them even though according to the programs

> they are in excellent condition to be recovered.

> 1. Do you know why they appear with these weird symbol and how can I fix

> that if it is a matter of setting

> 2. Can you recommend a freeware which finally works or an inexpensive

> recovery program

 

You can also try to recover your deleted Excel files with Easy File

Undelete software:

 

http://www.munsoft.com/EasyFileUndelete/

 

It uses unique modern algorithms to recover files that other software

either recovers incorrectly or is unable to detect. Additionally it

has ability to preview deleted files created by Microsoft Excel.