Project disappeared

[Illyria 3475E37]

Hi! I was working on a photoshop project when my computer showed a low battery warning. I saved my project before my computer shut down. When I reopened photoshop, my project was still there but everything was gone- all that was left was an abstract background image that was not in my project previously. How can I retrieve the work I did on my project?

[D Fosse · Accepted solution]

Apparently your battery level was just too low. That's a corrupt file.

[Illyria 3475E37]

• Thanks for the insight! Is there any way for me to retrieve previous versions or "uncorrupt" the file? 

[happie_97]

Unfortunately, I don't think there is a way to retrieve the lost work. Please be sure to save often. This has happened to me a few times so I'm in the habit of saving every few minutes.

[Illyria 3475E37]

Thanks for your help! Not the news I was hoping to hear but I'll be sure to follow your advice next time

[Illyria 3475E37]

If anyone else is dealing with the same problem, I found a great article that helped me recover my file. 

https://learn-photoshop.club/resources/free-tutorials/corrupt-psd-file-what-to-do/

[jane-e]

Thank you for sharing, @Illyria 3475E37 . There are five methods listed. Which one worked for you?

~ Jane