Recovering unsaved file?

[slowngreen]

I left photoshop open and unsaved last night with something I worked on all day, then windows restarted my pc over the night. Is it completely gone or is there a way to recover it?

 

[HPIguy]

You can try and see if PS created a .tmp file (just look at the date on the .tmp files) while you were working on the project. But, given the scenario, I doubt it got saved, but it's still worth a try.

 

[Rolex]

What version are you using.
It's unlikely that you can retrieve it after a reboot as I don't believe PhotoShop has the auto save of some other complex programs.

 

[WoodiE]

I don't recall if Photoshop temp files do in fact use a .tmp file extension or not but you "MIGHT" be able to use something like Recuva to recovery the file. Though in all honesty it's likely gone.

 

[Snook Man]

We use to use the older version of Photoshop for our work reports. The older versions did not have the auto-save feature. The version we have now has auto-save.
I’ve lost files in the past due to a photoshop crash and was never able to recover them; even our IT guys could not retrieve them.

 

[slowngreen]

Its CS2, yeah I couldnt find it anywhere. Oh well, I'll start over and remember to save it.

 

[Rolex]

Isn't CS2 the freebie version? Fugidabodit.

 

[Greyryder]

I don't understand your aversion to the save button. It's your friend!

Save often; save well.

 

[Rolex]

Earlier today I was proof reading a report I had written and changed one or two words on the second page when the computer froze. No mouse movement, keyboard input, no Ctrl, Alt, Del. Just locked. I had no choice but to restart, and when I reopened the document it gave me the option to open the original or the auto saved version with my last changes.

 

[slowngreen]

The free version is all I need. I get more use out of gimp anyways. Only reason I didnt save it is because I wasn't sure when I needed to save it as and didnt think it would get lost over night lol, now I know.