Please help me decode a (seemingly well) recovered text document

Hi, firstly I would like to thank you for taking the time to consider this post.
My problem is this: A paper I had spent a few months writing got accidentally deleted from a USB which I had saved it to- and unfortunately I was dumb enough not to back it up. After basically breaking down, I found out about a program called eSupport Undelete Plus and got a copy. After installing it, I was able to easily find the file- and had regained hope as the program stated it's status to be "Excellent", as opposed to "Fair" or "Overwritten". But, my feeling of triumph quickly became diminished after I restored the file and opened it to only see a mish-mash of strange characters... which prompted my visit to this forum. The file size is about 29KB, which is the size I (strangely) remember the original copy to have. Hopefully there is a way to 'translate' this seemingly bizarre format? I would appreciate any support offered. Thank you again.

 

Hi, and Welcome to MG!

Try Recuva and see if you get the same mishmash characters.

 

What is the document's original file format - Word (.doc / .docx), Acrobat (.pdf), ...?

Does the recovered file have the same format?

Can you post a screenshot of some part of that document with the strange characters?