Checking In Songs - Can You Save Onto Hard Drive If Original Song File Deleted?

[christine crook]

IS it possible to save songs back onto the hard drive when checking in despite the fact that the song has since been deleted from both the playlist and hard drive?

It appears on checking in, that the song disappears totally in OPEN MG software.

Any help much appreciated as I deleted songs but now need to get them back onto the hard drive!

 

[dduardo]

If you deleted the song very very recently, then you can use this: http://www.binarybiz.com/vlab/windows.php

Just some technical knowledge so you understand how the computer works:
When you delete a file all you are doing is telling the operating system to flag the file for recycling. When you go to write a file the operating system specifically checks for these flags to know what it can and can't overwrite. All the recovery software does is look for the flags and allows you to change the value to "undelete" the file.

 

[ravenprp]

Unfortunately, once a song has been deleted from both the playlist and hard drive, it is not possible to save it back onto the hard drive through the checking in process. The purpose of checking in songs is to remove them from the device and free up space, so there is no way to retrieve them once they have been deleted.

If you still have the original song files saved on your computer or another device, you can transfer them back onto the hard drive. However, if the original files have also been deleted, it may not be possible to recover them.

In the future, it may be helpful to create backups of your music files to prevent loss in case of accidental deletions. This can be done by saving the files onto an external hard drive or cloud storage. Additionally, some music streaming services allow you to re-download previously purchased or uploaded songs, so that could be an option as well.

I understand the frustration of losing songs that you now need back on your hard drive. I hope this information helps and I wish you the best of luck in finding a solution.