windows explorer file replace

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Fritz

what does windows explorer do when you say "replace" in a copying process
after windows explorer asked you if you want to (because a file with same
name exists)? I replaced a file that I should not have replaced and now I
cannot find it anywhere (recycle bin, file restore utilities)
Does windows explorer really destroy the original informatin on disk?
I would very much appriciate to know about this - thanks!
Fritz
 
Fritz said:
what does windows explorer do when you say "replace" in a copying process
after windows explorer asked you if you want to (because a file with same
name exists)? I replaced a file that I should not have replaced and now I
cannot find it anywhere (recycle bin, file restore utilities)
Does windows explorer really destroy the original informatin on disk?
I would very much appriciate to know about this - thanks!
Fritz
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"Replace" means exactly what it says - Explorer overwrites the original
file. You will have to restore the original from your backup.
 
Josh White said:
Translation of subtle (wiseassed) hint: "Don'tcha wish you had a
backup?"
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Wiseassed maybe but how would you have wrapped this revolutionary and
unheard of suggestion of backing up important files?
 
Monitor said:
Wiseassed maybe but how would you have wrapped this revolutionary and
unheard of suggestion of backing up important files?
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I would simply have stated "The file has been overwritten and can't be
retrieved. If you don't have a backup - and your situation shows the
value of having a good backup strategy - then it's gone."
 
Sometimes (and I do mean in a very few special circumstances), files can be retrieved
from other locations on your hard-drive.

It might help to know which file it was that you inadvertently "replaced".

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
 
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