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    • Gopi KRISHNA Chv
      Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

      Hi guys…My PC got power down…i was working on notepad++ file while the power was down. After PC restarts i open that file which shows all NULL NULL NULL. I tried to check in backup folder which i dont see any. I tried Recuva as some of the threads here suggested i got recovered the file, but that file shows some different text and characters. I tried to open the file in notepad it shows nothing, tried different text editors too but no use.

      Can anyone please help me how to recover my data from those NULL NULL …

      Thanks in advance.

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      • Ekopalypse
        Ekopalypse @Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

        @Gopi-KRISHNA-Chv

        which directory did you search for the backup files and did you enable backup beforehand? Which npp version do you use? (debug-info from ? menu)

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        • Gopi KRISHNA Chv
          Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

          @Ekopalypse
          Thanks for responding mate. Sorry for late reply, due to new member have limits.
          “C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup” is my backup directory. And yes i have backup option beforehand.

          Debug-Info

          Notepad++ v7.5.9 (32-bit)
          Build time : Oct 14 2018 - 15:02:52
          Path : C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
          Admin mode : OFF
          Local Conf mode : OFF
          OS : Windows 10 (64-bit)
          Plugins : DSpellCheck.dll mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NppTextFX.dll PluginManager.dll

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          • Ekopalypse
            Ekopalypse @Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

            @Gopi-KRISHNA-Chv

            sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but looks like you’ve done what you could have done.
            Strange that there is nothing in backup directory when it was set up.
            100% sure you used this installed version and not any portable version?
            Or could it be that you use some kind of cleaner software like CCLeaner which
            accidentally deleted those files?
            Again, sorry, but looks like the files are gone.

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            • Gopi KRISHNA Chv
              Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by Gopi KRISHNA Chv

              @Ekopalypse Yes its installed version, not portable. No i havent ran CCleaner or any cleaning tools mate. There is another thing i forgot to mention. I am editing the file which is in dropbox directly. Not on my local drive.

              Is there any way we can convert this file or open in any editor to convert those NULLs to data.

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              • Ekopalypse
                Ekopalypse @Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

                @Gopi-KRISHNA-Chv

                Is there any way we can convert this file or open in any editor to convert those NULLs to data.

                No, NULLs are actually valid data in terms of data itself. Those are, for example, used to separate strings in C etc…
                If the file you open contains only NULLs nothing else then I don’t think it can be recovered.
                But may I ask how you connect to your dropbox drive? Did carefully check whether there are some uncommon files at dropbox?

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                • Gopi KRISHNA Chv
                  Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

                  no uncommon files. Been using the same file since 4 weeks. Its just crashed with PC power off. Since then i am seeing these NULLs

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                  • Alan Kilborn
                    Alan Kilborn @Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

                    @Gopi-KRISHNA-Chv

                    I haven’t used Dropbox in some time, but can’t it cough up a relatively recent version of your file(s)?

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                    • Gopi KRISHNA Chv
                      Gopi KRISHNA Chv @Alan Kilborn last edited by

                      @Alan-Kilborn.I didnt know dropbox have version history. I got the file recovered from there. Thanks mate…

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                      • Alan Kilborn
                        Alan Kilborn @Gopi KRISHNA Chv last edited by

                        @Gopi-KRISHNA-Chv said:

                        I am editing the file which is in dropbox directly. Not on my local drive.

                        One more note here concerning dropbox: The file IS on your local drive. It is just that dropbox is “watching” that local drive location and is updating its “cloud copy” as your local copy changes.

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