Data not found in mounted volume of Vera Crypt

[Mukesh]

My mounted volume of vera crypt not showing file on it. but when i see the property of drive it show 20 GB of 13 GB Used. please help in recovery of my data.

[crbrac]

If the volume mounts, try recovering as much data as you can before things go south. One of those recovery softwares may help: Recuva: https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva, TestDisk: https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download, DiskGenius and a few others.

TestDisk does have a GUI version (QPhotoRec), in case you find the command line one daunting (which is likely the first time -- Familiarization takes time).

Again, as has been beaten to death umpteen times, a backup plan is an absolute must. At least, you only have to fret over what's already not synced. Otherwise, if the primary volume is inaccessible for any unforeseen reasons you may as well kiss goodbye to all your precious data. I personally have little/nothing that's indispensable and yet religiously stick to bare minimum backup strategy.

[Mukesh]

exactly what happen to my volume by mistake my volume open with word then type something on it and save it the volume then show 16kb size insist of 20gb size. when i open its show error which is i attached with this comment. please help me to recover my data. i also recover from from recuva pro but it not recover my files

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[Mukesh]

exactly what happen to my volume by mistake my volume open with word then type something on it and save it the volume then show 16kb size insist of 20gb size. when i open its show error which is i attached with this comment. please help me to recover my data. i also recover from from recuva pro but it not recover my files

[风之暇想]

The data has been overwritten, and if it is an SSD, it cannot be recovered; Do not use txt and other formats in the future, it is easy to be opened by the editor.

[crbrac]

MOD EDIT

Post deleted.

[Enigma2Illusion]

@crbrac

Disparaging and personal insults are not tolerated. Your post has been deleted.

The VeraCrypt forum is a community for everyone, no matter what their level of experience.

Please be tolerant and patient of others, especially newcomers.

We are all here to share and learn from each other's experiences, wisdom and even mistakes.

[Mukesh]

is there any way to recover data ?

MOD EDIT:

Removed overquoting.

[Enigma2Illusion]

There is no method to recover the files in the file container if you cannot mount the file container in VeraCrypt or you do not have a recent backup of the file container.

You can try mounting the file container in VeraCrypt using the optional mount option of the embedded backup header.

If you can mount the file container in VeraCrypt, you can try to recover data within the mounted VeraCrypt volume using data recovery software. I would make a copy of the dismounted file container and use the copy of the file container for data recovery attempts.

Users on the VeraCrypt forum have had good results with paid edition of EaseUS Data Recovery and R-Studio. Other data recovery software are GetDataBack, File Scavenger, Photorec and TestDisk.

[crbrac]

Didn't mean to disparage/insult. I'm a newbie myself...Apologies anyway.

Edit:

I would make a copy of the dismounted file container and use the copy of the file container for data recovery attempts.

Something like this with a little more detail should/could go into the documentation. At least, that may stop inexperienced users who Do/Should spend time reading the documentation from resorting to irreversible recovery actions out of desperation. :)

[Enigma2Illusion]

@crbrac

VeraCrypt already has a section called How to Back Up Securely and there are many posts on the VeraCrypt forum where users have no backups of their irreplaceable data when something happens to their VeraCrypt volume(s).

In my opinion, it is not feasible to write any kind of recovery procedures due to the steps to perform the recovery depend on what caused the failure or damage to the VeraCrypt encrypted disk, partition or file container. Also, there is no guarantee of a successful recovery.

Always have frequent backups of your data due to possible hardware failure, software issues or user error which can cause loss of access to either unencrypted drive or an encrypted disk, partition or file container.

[crbrac]

Fair enough.

Always have frequent backups of your data due to possible hardware failure, software issues or user error

It's just that some of the users refuse to take responsibility of something only they have control over.