CGTalk - recovering file ?

mouj

10-30-2002, 01:03 PM

howdy folks !
i have a problem, i just lost a file and i really don't know why... soft did not crash on this file, neither did my comp at any time when working on this file, it's actually a pretty simple poly model and today it just won't open or merge, says it fails to open it...
i'm rather ggrrrrrrrrrrr now that i have to remodel it, not that it will take that much time, but geez !!!

has anyone any idea to recover this file ?
tia !

mouj

3rd Dimentia

10-30-2002, 01:45 PM

Did U say soft? You posted this to the max forum.

mouj

10-30-2002, 02:01 PM

do u mean Max is hard ? :scream: :scream:

mouj

Fede

10-30-2002, 02:03 PM

I think he meant software, not softimage.

I had the same problem today, only my MAX keeps on crashing, so i'm very interested to see if i can get my file back too.

mouj

10-30-2002, 02:45 PM

LOL i did not think about that, sorry, yes i meant software and not Softimage :rolleyes:

Yep i'd like to know if such a file can be recovered, though i'm quite sure it's lost now, but for once i really have no idea of what happened, as said neither Max nor my comp had any crash, i worked on this file sunday, did not try to open it until today...
usually corrupted files can be merged into a new one, at least objects, and you can then recover materials too, but this one is just dead it seems....

arg, worst thing is that i had created a increment saved file accidentaly (finger slipped from a key to another), and deleted it thinking i would not need it !!!
(the last render i could manage with this file:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mouj/works/microQ01.jpg)

yeah well...

mouj

Groovedog

10-30-2002, 03:53 PM

Depending on a few variables ( option settings ) is it possible you have a copy in your backup directory?

mouj

10-30-2002, 05:16 PM

well indeed but i thinks this happens only at times Max is crashing, say, in a "normal" way (i guess it has to do with memory issues and stuff like that ?), and in those cases Max warns you that it has saved an autoback file...
unfortunately not my case :annoyed:

but it's ok by the time i find a way to recover the file (if any exists) i'll have the whole thing remodelled :shrug:

thanks anyhow

mouj

CactusJack

10-31-2002, 12:28 AM

Have you checked your "autoback" folder and its .mx files?
Check there...Hope you had your autoback turned on...
Its been a huge lifesaver for me....

Quick...go look!

mouj

10-31-2002, 02:00 AM

Thanks a lot CactusJack ! (and everyone) :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
i just checked my autoback again, in fact 3 files were other autoback files, but that one MaxBack.bak was my dead file !!
Well i don't know what happened but i'm very happy !!:D

btw i took time to set up my autoback :rolleyes:

mouj

CactusJack

10-31-2002, 04:29 AM

Phew...thats great! Hehe...I knew it!

If only we could spread the word across the MAX community about the "autoback"...

:beer: :bounce: :applause: :buttrock: :beer:

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