# Lost project file. Is now a temp file

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/lost-project-file-is-now-a-temp-file/7379
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [January 10, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/lost-project-file-is-now-a-temp-file/7379 "2019-01-10T09:28:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![bodmans](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/bodmans/32/3189_2.png) [@bodmans](https://discourse.processing.org/u/bodmans)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/lost-project-file-is-now-a-temp-file/7379/1 "2019-01-10T09:28:21Z")

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![afbeelding](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/c/c6a02034539184de01dc012f63e3c0392e77a5c3.png)

After saving twice yesterday, I shut down my laptop and let it run some Windows updates. This morning I return to the files above. Panic ensued.  
Went to the tempfolder in the C drive, no direct recovery there.

Could anyone be so kind as to help me with this? This bloody project is due tomorrow. Can’t believe my misfortune.

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### Author: ![Architector\_4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/architector_4/32/813_2.png) [@Architector\_4](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Architector_4)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/lost-project-file-is-now-a-temp-file/7379/2 "2019-01-10T09:30:25Z")

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Try removing numbers and .tmp off it. With any luck, it’s still your file, intact, just with a name change!

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### Author: ![bodmans](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/bodmans/32/3189_2.png) [@bodmans](https://discourse.processing.org/u/bodmans)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2019, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/lost-project-file-is-now-a-temp-file/7379/3 "2019-01-10T09:32:51Z")

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That seems to work, just checking if all code is intact

YES, thank you!

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### Author: ![Architector\_4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/architector_4/32/813_2.png) [@Architector\_4](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Architector_4)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2019, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/lost-project-file-is-now-a-temp-file/7379/4 "2019-01-10T09:43:10Z")

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No problem!  
Make sure to check stuff in `data` folder too!