Recovery of accidentially deleted data not readable

[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

 

[Andrew E.]

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.

 

[R. McCarty]

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.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

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.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

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

 

[Sergey Wasilenkow]

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.