I saved over an old version of a file, can I use an older save from the DataRecovery folder?

[LizRadtke]

I accidentally saved over an old version of a file, I found other versions in an AIDBTemp folder but the AID file only loads the latest save. Can I use the older files inside datarecovery to somehow access older recovery saves?

Basically I was so zoomed in I didn't notice I'd done a select-all and delete at some point more than 200 moves back in the history. Saved over my old work. The computer (iMac 2015) froze while looking in Time Machine (it wasn't set up so no luck there). I did a hard-restart and re-opened Illustrator. It of course only recovered the latest version. It is not on the cloud, no version history.

In the datarecovery folder I found a .AID file and several files with time stamps from hours ago before the file was ruined. Of course the program only auto-recovers the latest one. Holding onto hope that one of those still contains the data I need and can be recovered.

I've tried just opening the files using Illustrator but no luck. It doesn't recognize them.

https://imgur.com/a/SJR33Mm

[Anubhav M]

Hello @LizRadtke,

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind sharing a link to the AID file(s) after uploading them to Dropbox/Google Drive/etc. so I can check them on my end? Although I cannot guarantee a successful recovery, I will try my best to do so.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

[LizRadtke]

Thank you, yes! Is there a way I can give it to you without posting it publically?

[Anubhav M]

Hello @LizRadtke,

Thanks for confirming. Please DM me the link to the file so I can check it.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

[LizRadtke]

Just sent, thank you thank you!

[Anubhav M]

Hello @LizRadtke,

Thank you for providing the file. Here is the document I managed to retrieve from it: https://adobe.ly/4aerZF0

I realize this might not encompass all of your work, and I regret any trouble this may have caused. To prevent similar occurrences in the future, we recommend keeping multiple local copies of your ongoing work or storing them as cloud documents.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions or require support. We're here to assist.

Anubhav

[LizRadtke]

Thank you, yes that's the one I have already, the one that overwrote the others. If you look inside the internal folder, there are some files dated earlier in the day, is it possible to recover "961919ce-a031-479f-bc3b-617b1e49fbfa" or "8d193dd9-dace-4917-aff5-f7be6240bd2c"? I understand if not.

[Anubhav M]

Hello @LizRadtke,

Thank you for confirming. I also attempted to recover the data from the other files but was unsuccessful. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or need assistance. We’re always happy to help.

Anubhav

[LizRadtke · Accepted solution]

Thank you for trying! I ended up downloading a data recovery software that got 80% of the work back.

[Carina_Cassaca3199]

Hi! I had the same issue unfortunately. Which software did you get?

[LizRadtke]

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro, it did cost $100