Summary:
I accidentally overwrote a file and saved it, is there any way that can help me to recover overwritten files? Don't worry. This article will show you where do overwritten files go and how to recover overwritten files.
Overwriting or replacing a file is no longer a new problem for most Windows users. Yet, it's still a tough issue for most users to resolve. So where do overwritten files go and how to restore overwritten files?
Where do overwritten files go?
We know when the files are deleted, formatted, or lost from the computer, it still exists and be only marked with "deleted" on disk space, but the disk space occupied by the file data is marked as "idle". In this time, although we can't see these files, the files are still "staying" on the disk. As long as the new file is not created after deleting the file, the file still exists.
However, if the location of the file is occupied or partially overwritten, the possibility of the file being recovered is not high. Even though, it is not impossible to be restored.
How to restore overwritten files?
As you can see, there are too many users asking for help on how to restore overwritten files. To fix this issue, here below we introduce 3 possible overwritten data recovery solutions. Although there are no guarantees your files can be reinstated, it's worth trying.
Method 1. Find and recover overwritten files from Temp files
Usually, while we are editing a Word or Excel file, the Office will automatically create some temporary files in a specific location on Windows PC.
Each time, when the Office application automatically saves a file, it will create a temp file and the file won't overwrite the previous one. So if you overwrote or replaced an Excel or Word document, you can try to find the overwritten file from.TMP file:
1. Follow the temp file folder location on your PC and find the Excel/Word temp files with.TMP extension:
● For Windows 7 users:
C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\ or C:\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\
● For Windows 8/10 users:
C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\UnsavedFiles\
2. Locate and find the temporary excel or word files begin with "$" or "~" and end with ".TMP", select the right Excel/Word temp file by date, then copy and save to another safe spot by changing the extension from.TMP to .XLS/.XLSX or .DOC/.DOCX.
After this, you've successfully recovered the overwritten Excel or Word files on your windows and you can continue using them on your PC again.
Method 2. Retrieve overwritten files from the Previous Version
The Premise of using this method is that Windows stores previous versions of documents using the File History feature or restore points.
1. Create a new Excel/Word file with the same name of your lost Excel/Word file or find your present saved-over Excel/Word file;
2. Right-click on the Excel or Word file and select Properties;
3. Go to Previous Versions, find and select the latest version or the right version before Excel/Word replaced or saved, click Restore.
Then you'll get replaced or overwritten Excel or Word file restored from the previous/saved versions.
Method 3. Recover overwritten files with Bitwar Data Recovery
It is not easy to recover overwritten files. This data recovery software mentioned below is only for a try. It is not a 100% guarantee to always retrieve overwritten files back. Therefore, please first free download Bitwar Data Recovery for a try first. It is a 30-DAY free trial data recovery software that allows you to try to perform deep recovery to restore overwritten files.
Free download and install this powerful data recovery software by clicking on this button and follow the below steps to recover data.
Tips: DO NOT save files or software to the partition/device where have overwritten files.
Steps to recover files with Bitwar Data Recovery
Step 1: Select the partition
Launch the Bitwar Data Recovery program, select the partition where the file has been overwritten on the wizard mode, then click next.
Step 2: Choose a scan mode
Select Deep Scan mode if you want to recover Overwritten or Replaced files then hit Next. The deep scan can find all the files with a detailed scanning algorithm, but will not display the file names and may take longer time.
Step3: Select the file types
Bitwar Data Recovery supports to rescue all types of file types, including office documents, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF files, photos, video, audio, etc. You can select the types of files you want to retrieve and click on the button Next to start deep scanning.
Note: Please do not save files or edit files on the partition during the scanning process.
Step 4: Preview and Recover Data
After the scan, the deep recovery will not display the file names, so you can filter the files with files type and file size. And you can also preview them before recovery. When you have determined the data you want, select it and click the Recover button. Then a window will pop up to ask you select a path and location to save data. After you save them, you can retrieve overwritten files under the new path of the new partition. Don't directly store needed data to the old partition.
For the file types that cannot be previewed, you should recover them directly back to your computer and view it to decide to delete them again or not later.
If the file is not scanned out on this step, perhaps the file is badly damaged and cannot be recovered by this method.
Conclusion:
This page introduces where do the overwritten files go and offers 3 methods of recovering the overwritten files. Although it is not 100% guaranteed to be successful, it is worth to try.
In addition, Bitwar Data Recovery is a fast, reliable and 30-day free trial data recovery software with powerful functions. if data are not overridden or overwritten by new data, We strongly recommend that you use it to recover them. It can help you to recover deleted, formatted or inaccessible files from Windows PC, laptop, hard drive, SSD, memory card, USB drive, SD card, digital camera, multimedia player and other storage devices.
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