any way to get it back

offroadxj07 · 08-25-2004, 11:37 PM

I doubt there is any way of getting this back but... I wrote up 3 essays and didnt save them(never knew I had to)...all i did is print it.. is there any way i can get them back through the computer or printer? thanx

Lorand · 08-25-2004, 11:55 PM

Scan the pages and run them over an OCR.

offroadxj07 · 08-25-2004, 11:59 PM

had to turn em in at school.... and i have no scanner but theres no way i can get em back and there due to turnitin.com tonight.... ehhh ill have to retype it i am guessin

Lorand · 08-26-2004, 12:07 AM

In what program did you wrote those essays? You could recover something if it had the autosave or autorecovery active.

offroadxj07 · 08-26-2004, 12:09 AM

microsoft works.... the thing is is that i clicked dont save because I didnt know we had to turn it in to that site.. i wasnt sure if like the printer had a program were i could get all the things i recently printed

Lorand · 08-26-2004, 12:22 AM

It could be a chance to recover the texts if you'll be able to recover the printer files. These are usually in the C:\windows\system32\spool\printers folder. For recovery you could use http://www.finalrecovery.com/
After you recovered these files, you could run them through a PCL2TXT program to extract the text (something like this one: http://www.swiftview.com/sview_analysis.htm).

08-25-2004, 11:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
offroadxj07 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	any way to get it back I doubt there is any way of getting this back but... I wrote up 3 essays and didnt save them(never knew I had to)...all i did is print it.. is there any way i can get them back through the computer or printer? thanx

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

08-25-2004, 11:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 41 Posts: 3,042	Scan the pages and run them over an OCR.

08-25-2004, 11:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
offroadxj07 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	had to turn em in at school.... and i have no scanner but theres no way i can get em back and there due to turnitin.com tonight.... ehhh ill have to retype it i am guessin

08-26-2004, 12:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 41 Posts: 3,042	In what program did you wrote those essays? You could recover something if it had the autosave or autorecovery active.

08-26-2004, 12:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
offroadxj07 New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3	microsoft works.... the thing is is that i clicked dont save because I didnt know we had to turn it in to that site.. i wasnt sure if like the printer had a program were i could get all the things i recently printed

08-26-2004, 12:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 41 Posts: 3,042	It could be a chance to recover the texts if you'll be able to recover the printer files. These are usually in the C:\windows\system32\spool\printers folder. For recovery you could use http://www.finalrecovery.com/ After you recovered these files, you could run them through a PCL2TXT program to extract the text (something like this one: http://www.swiftview.com/sview_analysis.htm).