recovering lost file

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I have an excel file saved to a 3.5 disk but now when i try to access it, I
get a message saying the disk is not formatted. If I format it, I will lose
all data on disk. Is there a way to avoid this problem?
 
Chefmark said:
file was saved on win2000
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CrystalBall© sez you're using NTFS format in WinXP while FAT32 was in use in
Win2K, hence WinXP can't use the data and wants to format the floppy as NTFS
which will overwrite the data.
 
PA Bear said:
CrystalBall© sez you're using NTFS format in WinXP while FAT32 was in use in
Win2K, hence WinXP can't use the data and wants to format the floppy as NTFS
which will overwrite the data.
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PA Bear said:
Did you allow WinXP to format it? If not, it sounds like a problem with the
floppy.

When XP would format disc, it still said all data would be lost. Is there any way I can recover this data even if there is a problem with the floppy?
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Chefmark wrote:

None that I know of, unless you can access the data on another machine,
Chef. It could have been caused by something as inane as having the floppy
too near some electronics (e.g., a monitor or a magnetic field) such that it
was corrupted.
 
Firstly, disregard the nonsense about NTFS vs FAT32. 3.5 floppies always
use FAT12.

The likelihood of recovering your data is not good. If you do a google
search on floppy disk data recovery you will find a variety of utilities
that can try to recover data from a problem diskette.
 
Chefmark said:
I have an excel file saved to a 3.5 disk but now when i try to access it,
I get a message saying the disk is not formatted. If I format it, I will
lose all data on disk. Is there a way to avoid this problem?
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Hi;

A wild stab but perhaps worth a try to salvage that file:

1. Boot the computer with a bootable floppy. If you don't have one, insert
a blank 3.5" diskette into the WinXP machine; then from Explorer highlight
that floppy and select Format..., then select "Create an MS-DOS startup
disk." Leave that new floppy in the computer and Restart.
2. After the boot from the floppy is complete, at the A:\> prompt type this:
DIR B: and press Enter.
3. You will be prompted to insert a diskette. Remove the bootable floppy
and insert the one containing your Excel file.
4. If you can read the directory of that floppy, then Copy the Excel file to
your C:\ drive (COPY B:\*.XLS C:\)
5. Remove the floppy and boot back into XP Normal mode.

If that doesn't work (or the file you copied to your C:\ drive is corrupt)
then I'd recommend the floppy recovery software that GTS mentioned.
 
I messed around and ran a Recover Disc by Phoenix, Inc and after it recovered
and rebooted I had to reinstall WindowsXP!! All of my previous data is
gone!!! Is my previous installation of XP gone for good? HELP!!!!!! Someone
who knows please email me ASAP! I don't care about SPAM right now - please
email me ; (e-mail address removed)
 
Herb said:
I messed around and ran a Recover Disc by Phoenix, Inc and after it recovered
and rebooted I had to reinstall WindowsXP!! All of my previous data is
gone!!! Is my previous installation of XP gone for good? HELP!!!!!! Someone
who knows please email me ASAP! I don't care about SPAM right now - please
email me ; (e-mail address removed)
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If the data is important to you contact one of the data recovery
services such as drivesavers.com, ontrack.com or seagate data recovery
services.

I have no idea what the Recover Disc by Phoenix is or does, sorry I
can't help there.

Always have a full and complete, current backup.
 
All the files were saved but that installation of xp is gone! I had to
reinstall - where is my old installation? Can it be accessed through DOS?
 
Herb said:
All the files were saved but that installation of xp is gone! I had to
reinstall - where is my old installation? Can it be accessed through DOS?
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How did you reinstall? If a clean install the old one is gone, if a
repair install the old was "merged" so to speak into the new. If a
parallel install then both would be there and on boot up you would be
offered a menu of which installation to boot into.
 
Hi,

Actually, you can try DOS data recovery tool to bring files back. I can
recommend Uneraser utility, as it is really mighty and never failed me
before. That should help, I suppose. It's algorithm is powerful indeed.

http://www.uneraser.com/
 
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