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Lost USB drive, important data.

Rafikki Posted messages 6 Status Member -  
Rafikki Posted messages 6 Status Member -
Hello,

I am sharing my misfortune with you. On Monday evening, I forgot my USB key in a classroom, and on Tuesday I realized it and checked the same day if the key was there. Alas, no key...

On it is mainly my BTS presentation, which I value more than all the other files (that said, if I can recover the Excel and Word files as well as the images, that would be helpful).

This key has been on my personal computer, and the presentation is present in the PowerPoint history. But I cannot open it since it is saved on my USB key...

So, I beg you, if you have a way to retrieve data from a lost USB key, please share it with me.

I want to emphasize that it is the USB key that is lost and not the data to avoid any misunderstanding.

Thank you in advance.

Sincerely.

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C-Claire Posted messages 4562 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 250
 
Hello,

It doesn’t hurt to check the registration folders (automatic recovery in particular) to see if you have a record of your presentation. The concerned folders are indicated in the PowerPoint Options, "Save".
Also, search your disk for "ppt*.tmp".

But it’s not looking good if your saves have always gone well (the .tmp files are then deleted and automatic recovery is not implemented).

Good luck,

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C-Claire
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Rafikki Posted messages 6 Status Member
 
I checked the save options in PowerPoint, I'm not exactly sure what I should be looking for but the only thing I see is that my file appears in the recent history of PowerPoint and I notice that the backup was done on a device H: which was my USB drive ...

I also searched in the local disk of my computer by typing ppt.tmp and after a search of 3-4 minutes, my computer didn't show me any results ...
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C-Claire Posted messages 4562 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 250 > Rafikki Posted messages 6 Status Member
 
The history only allows you to quickly access recently used files, provided they are still in the indicated location...
In the Options ("Save" on the left in the dialog), it's simply to note the address of the AutoRecover folder (PPT 2007-2013). The path looks like this
C:\Users\your name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\PowerPoint\

To search for the temporary file, you need to type ppt*.tmp
The asterisk before the dot replaces any character.

But I believe you will have to "offer a reward" to the delinquent who stole your key.

C-Claire
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Rafikki Posted messages 6 Status Member
 
I therefore went to the indicated place and the only file present is a PCB file named "PPT14" which is 1 KB and was modified Tuesday evening but I cannot open it.

I started the search again with the * but it didn't yield anything either.

My only hope of finding the one who took it is in the first-year class of my BTS, so I'm praying that one of them has it...
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