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2 Ways: How to Recover Deleted Files From Olympus Voice Recorder?
How to recover deleted files from Olympus voice recorder? You can run a data recovery tool or use Windows tools. This article will provide with comprehensive guides for you.
By Irene / Updated on August 23, 2024
Can I recover deleted files from Olympus voice recorder?
I accidentally deleted all my files from my Olympus VN-541PC voice recorder. I had some very important voice recordings on it. Can I recover them? How to recover deleted files from Olympus voice recorder?
- Question from Just Answer
Can you do Olympus recorder data recovery? Yes, you can. A digital file system allows you to recover deleted recordings because it stores files in two parts: the recording and an index. When you delete a file, only the index is removed, not the recording itself. The file remains until new data overwrites it, so it's important to recover deleted files quickly.
Related article: Can Overwritten Data Be Recovered?If you've ever lost important files from your Olympus camera or digital audio recorder and need to recover them, this article might help. Whether the loss was accidental or files missing without reasons, it offers solutions for recovering your deleted recordings.
How to recover deleted files from Olympus voice recorder?
To recover deleted files from Olympus voice recorder, it is equal to restore data from a SD card because the SD card where the recordings are saved. Using data recovery software to scan the SD card and restore the deleted files is generally the most effective method, or you can still choose to run Windows File Recovery if you are using Windows 10 version 2004 and later, as well as on Windows 11.
Method 1. Run AOMEI FastRecovery for audio recording recovery
AOMEI FastRecovery is a trusted data recovery tool that works not only for Olympus recorder and photo recovery but also for other storage devices like USB drives and external hard disks. It's known for its ability to recover files, even from damaged hard drives, making it a great choice for Olympus file recovery. If your file loss on an Olympus recorder is due to software issues, this tool can help you recover many lost files including recovering photos from formatted Olympus SD card.
Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI FastRecovery. Choose the exact partition or disk where your data lost and click Scan.
Step 2. Then, the recovery tool start to scan and search. lt will execute the “Quickly Scan" first for finding your deleted data fast, and then execute the “Deep Scan" for searching other lost data.
Step 3. Once the scan is completed, all deleted files, recycle bins and other missing files will be displayed. Please select the file you would like to recover and then click "Recover".
Step 4. Then, select a folder path to save your recovered files.
Step 5. Wait patiently for this process of recovering ends.
Method 2. Recover deleted files from Olympus voice recorder from Windows File Recovery
Users skilled with PCs might consider using Windows File Recovery, as it can recover lost files from hard drives, SD cards, USB drives, and SSDs. While this is true, you’ll need to be comfortable with CMD since this tool uses a command-line interface. To recover specific data types, you must adjust and input the correct command lines based on the selected mode and switches. However, you may encounter “Windows File Recovery failed to create destination folder” error at times, you can click to get solutions.
✍ Overview of recovery mode corresponding to scenarios and file system:
|
File system |
Scenarios |
Mode |
|
NTFS |
Deleted recently |
Regular |
|
NTFS |
Deleted for a while |
Extensive |
|
NTFS |
Formatted disk |
Extensive |
|
NTFS |
Corrupted disk |
Extensive |
|
FAT and exFAT |
Any |
Extensive |
✍ Overview of switches to narrow your scanning range:
|
Switches |
Meaning |
Supported mode(s) |
|
/n |
Filter the scan range: scans for a specific file with its file name/path/type, etc. |
All |
|
/y: |
Recover specific extension groups. |
Signature |
|
/k |
Recovers system files. |
NTFS Segment |
|
/u |
Recovers undeleted files, for example, from the Recycle Bin. |
NTFS Segment |
✍ Steps to check file system of your drive:
Press Win+E to open This PC > right-click on the drive where you have deleted files from> click Properties.
On PCs that use the NTFS File System, both Regular Mode and Extensive Mode are available.If you don't want to use the NTFS file system, you can use WINFR's Extensive Mode.
Step 1. Go to Microsoft Store to Get Windows File Recovery.
Step 2. Run Windows File Recovery as administrator, then input the command line based on syntax:
winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]
For example, if you need to recover zip files from the Recycle Bin under C: drive to E drive, you need to input commands like:
winfr C: E: /extensive /n \C:\Recycler\*.zip
Step 3. Wait for the recovery to complete. Then a folder named "Recovery_(date and time)" will be generated automatically in the destination.
Conclusion
How to recover deleted files from Olympus voice recorder? The most effective and the easiest method is to run AOMEI FastRecovery. If you are familiar with command lines, or your Windows system meets the version requirements, you can still use Windows File Recovery to do Olypus recorder data recovery.
