After using photorec

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jennie
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After using photorec

#1 Post by jennie »

Hey guys please help me out
I recovered my files using photorec it has recovered files in a folder like recup-dir1 ....of 70 GB.
But I'm unable to recover them to their original format. I read the photorec wiki page too under]AFTER USING PHOTOREC[/u][/u] it has many methods using
power shell or python etc..
i dont understand anything their script where to put them. Its been 2 days I'm just tired. Please help me. :oops: :oops: :cry: :cry:
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Re: After using photorec

#2 Post by recuperation »

jennie wrote: 16 Jan 2021, 12:44 But I'm unable to recover them to their original format.
What do you mean exactly?
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Re: After using photorec

#3 Post by jennie »

What I mean by ----But I'm unable to recover them to their original format--- is that they are in .dll, .exe , .txt, .ttf formats.
I'm unable to see them in their original jpeg,mp4, pdf format. Please help me. :cry: Below I have attached photos of the folder.
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Re: After using photorec

#4 Post by recuperation »

jennie wrote: 17 Jan 2021, 10:31 What I mean by ----But I'm unable to recover them to their original format--- is that they are in .dll, .exe , .txt, .ttf formats.
I'm unable to see them in their original jpeg,mp4, pdf format. Please help me. :cry: Below I have attached photos of the folder.
Technically it's not possible that your pictures, videos and PDFs are labeled as dll, exe, txt or ttf as they have a different fingerprint.
If you miss them they are most probably deleted.

To sort your files you don't necessarily need scripts. You can use the windows find function followed by CUT or COPY and PASTE.
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Re: After using photorec

#5 Post by jennie »

Okay.. so should I consider them gone all the jpeg, pdf, mp4.. :cry: :cry:
Also there are many files in folders of 70 Gb should I delete them then.
Thank you for the help so far. :geek: :geek:
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Re: After using photorec

#6 Post by recuperation »

jennie wrote: 18 Jan 2021, 20:26 Also there are many files in folders of 70 Gb should I delete them then.
How should I know? :roll:
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