Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

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Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by leeno » Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:03 pm

Help!

Just gone to have a mix on my controller and the 2 main folders I used on my external drive are showing zero bytes. All other files and music files on the hard drive are OK.

Have I lost these or can I get them back? Really hope so as no back up!

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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by ieatfunk » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:54 pm

What files? Sounds like whilst they were transferring they've been corrupt. At least that's what it sounds like.
If so, no hope.
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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by leeno » Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:58 pm

Yeah the only thing I've done exclusively with these two folders was transfer them all onto Rekordbox.

Flippin technology! I miss the vinyl days, none of this shit then!

Oh well, its only just over 6 months worth of tunes. Better start again and this time back ma shit up!

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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by ieatfunk » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:10 pm

Yeah, that's technology I'm afraid. Though, ever scratched or snapped your favorite vinyl?

I had a painful reminder about hard drives a few months back... It's not 'if' they break it's 'when' they break.
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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by leeno » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:40 pm

Yeah to be fair its done me well. 5 or 6 years with no problems. Think it might be coz they don't like just being pulled out on macs, gotta eject them.

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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by ieatfunk » Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:23 am

For sure. I did the exact same thing and corrupted a couple logic files haha :dunce:
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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by leeno » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:09 am

Lost and gone forever, no response from Pioneer / Rekordbox forum.

Nevermind, learnt my lesson. Just need to buy a decent harddrive for back up!

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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by __________ » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:11 am

Ouch. You don't seem too pissed about it which is good. I remember losing all my samples, music, docs, video, games, everything once. Was so angry at first but I just became philosophical about it and now back up in three places. I still wish I had some of my original projects though, had some crazy tracks in there :(

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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by nameless133 » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:16 am

Try chkdsk. SOmetiems it's hapens sound recorder's memory cards, and the chkdsk mostly helps!

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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by MikeyOhh » Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:36 am

Try a recovery program like recover my files.

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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by ieatfunk » Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:57 pm

Yeah, recovery programs could help. I've had bad experiences with them.

Also, I somehow managed to CMD+BACKSPACE my entire folder with every sample, song backup, software setting, synth patch I'd ever made then empty the trash on my Mac, deleting it permanently.
Luckily - I had a backup for 90% of it.

Shit happens, but lesson to take from it - don't deal with storage space and junk when you're extremely tired
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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by legend4ry » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:02 am

You're going to have issues recovering from a external HD. You could try a deep scan using recuva : http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download.

Though I believe there is only a windows version available. Is there the option of use Previous Versions on the folder? If not, make sure you have that enabled for the next time around.

I recommend EVERYONE to learn how to make proper image back ups of their important folders and buy a DVD burner for their machine if they don't already have one. Plus with image back ups is you're dragging over one file - which is also on your machines HDD so if it corrupts during transfer, you can just retransfer it.

If you need a hand with doing this, I can help - if enough people are in the need to learn i'll create a thread. (I've worked in server security so understand the importance of making sure data isn't lost!)
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Re: Music files showing zero bytes (deleted?)

Post by leeno » Tue Jul 02, 2013 9:32 pm

The problem is the files have not been deleted, just the data from the file (as its there it just shows it as zero bytes)

I think this is going to be allot more difficult to recover. Plus its like 3 weeks ago now.

I'm not that gutted, I like to play new music so already building up the collection again.

Big love!

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