In Audacity's wiki I downloaded the Audacity Recovery Utility for my Intel Mac. Then I run the application of this utility and I selected the folder with the recovered files. The utility did the recovery, though I noticed that the recovered WAV file was a bit stretched. Jun 16, 2020.
“Hey guys, I am using Windows 7 operating system and recently I had some trouble while recording audio with famous audio editing tool called Audacity. Every time when the recording process was completed, the files were saved in temporary folder. After entire set of recordings were completed; I went to the location where the files were stored but I just couldn’t find them. I tried searching every place in the drive, but it was of no use. Anyone, please help me out, I have spent several hours on this work. Thanks in advance”
Audacity is an audio editing tool that provides you with ability to record multiple tracks at the same time. As soon the recording process gets completed, the recorded data is saved in a temporary folder. Some of the well-known features of this audio editing tool are:
- Supports importing of WAV, AIFF, MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR and other file formats
- Recording and playback sounds, with unlimited editing via cut paste method
- Multi track mixing can be done with huge array of digital effects
- Noise removal, change in audio pitch without causing any effect in the speed of the audio
- This tool can be easily installed on Windows, Mac as well as Linux platforms respectively
After the completion of the recording process, the entire set of information is saved on the hard drive to specified destination location as given by user. With more number of recording carried out, the space present in your logical drive may vary off and additional set of recorded audio cannot be saved. In a bid to move the files to secure destination location, uncertainties do prevail that cause loss or deletion of audacity files from Windows system. Below listed are few scenarios that render loss or deletion of Audacity files:
- Accidental deletion of audacity files while trying to move them to secure destination location
- Increase in the number of bad sectors on the logical drive where audacity files are saved
- Abrupt removal of external storage media when audacity files are being transferred from system to it
- Emptying Recycle Bin folder without proper check of files and folders can lead to loss of audacity files
Audacity file recovery tool
Yodot Photo Recovery is an advanced photo recovery utility that can bring back audacity files that have been lost or deleted as a result of various scenarios as mentioned above. It provides advanced list of options to rescue Audacity AU files in a minimum time with much ease. Apart from audacity files, this utility can also get back other audio file formats MP3, MP4, ASF, ASX, WMV, AVS, AMR, MIDI, M3D, WMA, RM, etc. Other than audio files, users can also regain various types of video files, RAW images, generic photos, MS Office documents, ZIP/RAR archives, etc by using this tool. Along with Audacity files, users can retrieve variety of media files from hard drives, SSDs, external hard drives, memory cards, iPods, USB drives and other storage media with the help of this media file recovery tool. Easy and secure installation process can be carried out various PCs/laptops running like Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 operating systems. If any issues are faced during file recovery process, feel free to contact our technical support team who are available round the clock.
Simple steps to recover lost / deleted Audacity files from Windows OS:
- Download and install Yodot Photo Recovery tool in the system by logging in as local system administrator
- Run the program and follow the simple steps that are provided on the main screen of the utility
- Click on ‘Deleted Photo Recovery’ or ‘Lost Photo Recovery’, based on the scenario that has resulted in loss of audacity files
- Now, proceed to next screen where you can select the drive from where recovery process has to be carried out
- Once the drive is selected, proceed to next window where you can mark the file types
- Upon selecting the file types, proceed to the recovery process
- As soon as the recovery process gets completed, the recovered list of files can be viewed in Data View or File Type View
- Select the desired type of view and proceed to saving the file on known destination location as applicable to user
Precautions:
- Install best antivirus protection to prevent virus attack
- Keep backup of important audacity files in separate external hard drive
- Double check the files before deleting them from system or any external storage drive
Audacity User 1: ‘I accidently deleted Audacity project from my PC. I had spent several hours on this work. Is there a way to recover lost audio recordings?’
Audacity User 2: ‘While working on an audio project in Audacity, I experienced a software crash. Now I am unable to recover my lost project recording from temporary folder? Please help.’
Audacity is a popular audio recording tool used by radio jockeys, sound recordists, and musicians. It is also used for recording video voice-over or podcasting. But Audacity projects should not be used to store audio projects for long term. It is advisable to export audio files for archival. However, if you have experienced audio file loss situation, then scroll this blog to know how to recover lost Audacity audio recording.
How to recover lost audacity audio recordings?
The open source audio editor has a feature to save recorded files in temporary folder as soon the recording process gets completed. If you have lost your audio files while working due to crash of the computer or the software, you can restore the last work done from temp files.
However, if your saved Audacity projects are lost from the drive or storage media, Stellar Photo Recovery is the safest way to recover lost audio project.
Solutions to recover lost audacity audio project
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Solution 1: Use audio file recovery software that supports file formats of Audacity
Used in Situation: Your audacity files were saved in the computer drive, memory card, USB drive or hard drive. You may lose the audio files due to accident deletion, formatting, virus infection, system crash, Audacity crash, or corruption in the drive etc.
How to use: The do-it-yourself Stellar Photo Recovery supports Audacity audio file formats. The Stellar software approach is the easiest and the assured way to get back lost Audacity recordings. It supports the recovery of audio files of WAV, AIFF, MP3, WMA, AAC, AMR and other file formats from hard drive, memory cards, SD cards, and USB flash drives. The software is completely safe to download and is trusted by millions of users around the world.
Steps to recover lost/deleted Audacity recordings
- Download and Run Stellar Photo Recovery on your PC
- Connect the storage media with PC
- On the home screen of the software click on Recover Photo, Audio, & Files.
- Select the drive letter. Check in Scan for Audio Click on Scan Now.
- The found audio files are listed. Select the audio files that you want to recover.
- Click Recover and save at your desired location
Watch the video to recover lost Audacity recordings using Stellar Photo Recovery
Solution 2: Reinstall the driver
Used in Situation: If the system does not recognize your memory card or USB drive containing the .au files.
How to use: To reinstall the driver on your system follow the below steps:
- Go to My Computer and right click on it
- Follow Manage >Device Manager
- Double-click Disk Drives from the list and right click on the name of your removable drive
- Click Click OK
Solution 3: Perform Chkdsk
Used in Situation:Unable to access audio files due errors like ‘You need to format the disk before using it.’
How to use: The check disk command resolves minor corruptions in the storage giving you access to the stored audio files. Follow below steps to perform Chkdsk:
- Type cmd in the Windows search box
- Right-click cmd and select Run as Administrator
- Type chkdsk < SD card drive letter>:/f (e.g., chkdsk E: /f)
- Press Enter
Solution 4: Audacity Recovery utility
Used in Situation: Lost audio recording after Audacity crash? It may happen if you are working on Audacity, and suddenly the program crashed. Your work was not saved before crash.
How to use: There are two ways to recover lost files using Audacity Recovery Utility after Audacity crash:
- Automatic Crash Recovery
- Manual Recovery from temp. folder (apply when Automatic crash recovery does not work)
How to recover with Automatic Crash Recovery
While working, if the Audacity program crashes, and you did not save the changes in the project or have a recording that was not yet saved as a project, Audacity has the feature to recover that data on next launch from an Autosave recovery file.
Next time when you launch the program, a recovery dialog box as below will appear, asking to recover project.
Recovery dialog box
It will display the project name in the list of recoverable projects with the date and time of the autosave file preceded by either the name of the project or ‘New Project’ if the project was never saved as a .aup file.
Click on Recover Projects to recover the unsaved data for all projects, and load the recovered waveforms.
Note: The project history is not recoverable. You can only recover project state at recording just before the crash. |
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How to recover through Manual Recovery after crash
Manual recovery should be applied when the Automatic crash recovery does not work.
Things to do Before Manual Recovery
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You can recover unsaved AUP project file from the Audacity’s temporary folder. Get the exact location of temp files from in Directories Preferences. By default the location of the Audacity temporary folder is usually as follows:
In Windows: C:Users<your username>AppDataLocalAudacitySessionData
In Mac: /Users/<your username>/Library/Application Support/audacity/SessionData
View the location of temp files under Directories Preferences
View the location of temp files under Directories Preferences
View the location of temp files under Directories Preferences
Use the ‘Import Audio’ command to import all the .au files from the Audacity temporary folder and save them as projects.
Audacity Forum Mac
The bottom line
Audacity Recovery Utility 1.1
Audacity automatic recovery utility works in the event of crash, but does not guarantee complete or proper recovery of all .au files. The procedure is also cumbersome for beginners or non-technical users. It is recommended to take the software approach to recover the lost audacity recordings from your computer or other storage media. Stellar Photo Recovery is the easiest and safest way to get back your lost audio recordings in any situation. Moreover, unlike Audacity recovery utility, it recovers lost files without hampering the original quality of your Audacity recording project.