Recovering source file

[dj philthy]

Is there any way to recover the source file if the delete source option was not checked?

[Spoon]

If it was not checked it would not have been deleted, unless you overwrote it with the file you were converting to.

[dj philthy]

Yea I knew that and like an idiot I overwrited the source. DAMN! Is there software out there that i can use somewhat clean the clarity up a little bit at leats?

[Spoon]

You might recover 1/4 of the files using an undelete program, it will be slow work to do so.

[dj philthy]

What if my recycle bin has been emptied...then you cant recover at all can you?

[LtData]

The file didn't go to the recycle bin, that is why spoon suggested an undelete program, but it is an iffy chance and would probably be a waste of time.

[Teknojnky]

there are numerous undelete programs that can attempt to recover deleted files (even out of the recycle).

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=undelete+files

How well they work is entirely dependent on how much overwriting you've done on the drive.

While painful, I would never trust undeleted files, at least ones that don't have a CRC check (like flac).

Your likely better off re-ripping from cd (assuming they weren't downloaded from somewhere on the internet).