Reply to Missing PD patches on Sat, 18 Jun 2016 18:35:45 GMT

João Reis — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 18:35:45 GMT

Hello , I was running pd_extended 0.43.4, and some of the patches I saved in the pd folder started to disapear from the directory, tough i could still open them from pd.
Now my pc is broken and all I have left is the hard disk. I tried to open the files from the pd folder in my disk in another computer trough pd but I cannot find them anymore.
I've been told that the patches I tought were the patch file where actually shortcuts to another directory. Is there anyway I can recover my patches , or are they missing for ever ??

Reply to Missing PD patches on Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:21:54 GMT

whale-av — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:21:54 GMT

@João-Reis If you have the disk working then do a search for the name of one of the files, and you should find where they were stored. If you think there was any chance that they were deleted then do not write to the disk at all, and then google for how to recover deleted files..... it is usually possible.
If there is any chance that the disk is damaged then make a complete copy first, and then work with the copy...
What was the operating system you were using, and how are you looking at the disk.... a usb enclosure? or running the disc in the other computer? Using what operating system to look at the disk?
David.