corrupted .txt file in NotePad

Discussion in 'Software' started by 911 Nerds, Dec 23, 2011.

  1. 911 Nerds

    911 Nerds Private E-2

    I replaced the hard drive in one of our client's computers (bad sectors) and I copied the data to the new hard drive. There is a text file for an address book that shows as being 43kb in size, so I know that it is not blank, but when I open it it appears to be blank. I can highlight numerous characters that seem to be hidden, but I can't view them. If I copy the data into word, then every character is a rectangle. Is there any way to recover this file?
     
    911 Nerds, Dec 23, 2011
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  2. tgell

    tgell Major Geek Extraordinaire

    First make a copy of the file. Then download the portable version of HxD Hex Editor. Open the txt file. Click View>Visible columns>text. You may be able to see some of the text that is recoverable.

    http://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/
     
    tgell, Dec 23, 2011
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