Did I do the undoable?

theron3 wrote on 3/13/2002, 11:29 PM

I had a song loaded in vegas ( a .veg file) I absentmindedly inported a wave file to listen to and then (I KNOW!) thought the .veg song was corrupted by this new wave file and I proceded to delete all the tracks on the file that didn't pertain to the wave file I'd imported ( thought I was listening to JUST the imported wave file and all the other track were a mistake). Then I hit SAVE. Aside from being a novice, less than neophite idiot, is there a way that I can get the .veg file (my perfectly mixed and completely done song) back?

I realise that I'm asking alot and all due to a truency of awarness and common sence but, I hope a savy computer person can give me a "get out of jail free card on the one".

Man Do I Suck!!

Theron

Comments

Luxo wrote on 3/14/2002, 2:26 AM

Damn, I think I can safely say on behalf of the forum, our hearts are with you. The only thing I can think of is try loading an earlier system restore point. Of course, this requires Windows ME or XP, and I'm not even sure if this affects anything but system files. If that doesn't work, try searching the 'net for instructions on the ancient african file recovery dance.

Luxo

Cheesehole wrote on 3/14/2002, 2:48 AM

have you checked the .bak file? (using VV3?)

Sari wrote on 3/14/2002, 9:25 AM

Check the *.veg.bak file (* being the name of the file you deleted). If this does not work, search in your computer for all .veg files that start with 'autosave' (eg: autosave0001.veg). If you had autosave enabled in your options of vegas, then one of those files could be the one you deleted.

Good luck.

theron3 wrote on 3/14/2002, 7:53 PM

No luck with the veg.bak. file search. I'm on v2. I was able to get back all the tracks I recorded(out of time and with no pan, volume, effects envelopes) except the loop based drum tracks. Any other suggestions or did I do myself in?
Thanks alot for the help cheesehole and Sari. Thanks for the sympanthy Luxo.

Cheesehole wrote on 3/14/2002, 10:50 PM

saving over a file is about the worst thing you can do. no help from Windows in that scenario... and if you don't have the backup features in your program, then your pretty much screwed.

sorry to hear it... but for future reference, a lot of people including me save sequential versions as they edit. every once in a while, just save a new version of the file (project001.veg, project002.veg, etc...)

the disk space that a VEG file takes up is inconsequential. you might end up with dozens of project files but better to have dozens than none! I do the same thing with 3dsmax and similar software where the project files are tiny, but represent hours or days of work.

this is all on top of the built in backup features that VV3/3dsmax have. can't be too safe right ;)

- ben (cheesehole!)

theron3 wrote on 3/14/2002, 11:10 PM

I do believe I've had my first Travesty lesson in the world of comps and backups. I've been chided, repremanded, reminded, advised and reminded to back up my work.
Now I feel the brutal reality of not doing so. And I thought I was soo on my way to becoming adept at the computer home studio thing.

Thanks again for your help and suggestions. A lesson hard learned. I'll try and rebuild the song with the pieces I've left. Maybe it will be better but, it will not be the same.

I feal like my dog ran away and couldn't get home cause I changed the address and I've no way of calling him back.

O.K. I'm done whining, off to applying the things I've learned and hopeing the song will be better than the last time around.

Theron.

VU-1 wrote on 3/14/2002, 11:28 PM

I recently hosed myself in a somewhat similar fashion while mastering a tune. I don't remember exactly what happened, but I hadn't saved my recent tweaks to the plug-in chainer and then suddenly --- POOF!!! --- it was gone!! I couldn't believe it!!! I was so close to getting it just right! (so I thought).

After a bit of ranting & raving & sobbing & sulking I finally gave in to the notion that I just flat out had to start ALL OVER. Well, as it turned out, what I came out with the next time around was far better than where I was sitting before. (Thank you, Lord!) But, man!, that sure was a hard lesson!

Good luck!

JL
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