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andisims
Seasoned Newcomer
4 months ago
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Corrupted Mod/CC Folder

Hey there, so I recently accidentally deleted my entire mod folder off of my computer (around 80 gb), but was able to recover it entirely using a data recovery app. But for some reason now it appears...
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    Caerfinon
    4 months ago

    With some file recovery tools, recovered files can be corrupt and do not work correctly because they are not a true bit for bit copy of the original files. Also, when recovering files, never recover to the same drive, as you may overwrite other data you are trying to get back in the process.

    You could try the 50/50 method to determine if any of the files are useful, but it would probably be better investing you time in restoration by downloading fresh up to date copies. 

    If the mod filenames are intact then you at least have a map of the mods that need to be recovered if they are still available for download

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Caerfinon
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago

With some file recovery tools, recovered files can be corrupt and do not work correctly because they are not a true bit for bit copy of the original files. Also, when recovering files, never recover to the same drive, as you may overwrite other data you are trying to get back in the process.

You could try the 50/50 method to determine if any of the files are useful, but it would probably be better investing you time in restoration by downloading fresh up to date copies. 

If the mod filenames are intact then you at least have a map of the mods that need to be recovered if they are still available for download

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andisims
Seasoned Newcomer
4 months ago

Yeah that makes sense, I figured I would probably need to start a new mod folder, I just wanted to double check since it is so many files haha. But I am grateful I at least have the names of all of the files lol, they appear completely fine and even take up as much space as they did before but I guess they've probably been corrupted somehow. Thank you!!

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