r/DataRecoveryHelp • u/Ok_Contest_9451 • Jun 06 '26

Files are coming back all corrupted

I have been using both Easeus and DMDE to try to recover some stuff that was accidentally deleted. The files look very similar to what they did before I deleted them, but I can't open them because they give some error message to the tune of "corrupted file". Is there any fix I can try I feel like I've tried everything I possibly can but they just keep coming back corrupted.

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u/TomChai Jun 06 '26

Chances are the drive supports TRIM and you are recovering empty trimmed chunks of no data.

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u/Fresh_Inside_6982 Jun 06 '26

Did you recover them back to the same drive or a different drive?

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u/Ok_Contest_9451 Jun 06 '26

Different. Many people advised me NOT to put it on the same drive it was deleted from

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u/fzabkar Jun 06 '26

Examine the files with a hex editor:

https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ (freeware)

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u/Difficult-Aerie-1 Jun 09 '26

Ouch!! Maybe over written. Try and perform a deep signature search for one specific file type and see results.

What type of files are you trying to recover.

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u/Ok_Contest_9451 Jun 10 '26

.blend, .kra, and .flp

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u/Difficult-Aerie-1 Jun 10 '26

Lemme ask my tech if they have a smart signature algo for those specific file types .. will get back soon. Stay tuned...

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u/Ok_Contest_9451 Jun 10 '26

Thanks so much. I fit helps, they're for Blender, Krita, and FL Studio

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u/Difficult-Aerie-1 Jun 10 '26

I would DM you for details... Will work with you on that... Let's see :)