Re: lost data set?
Posted by
Albert-Jan Roskam on
Dec 03, 2012; 7:07pm
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/lost-data-set-tp5716590p5716618.html
Hi,
Did you connect another storage device that changed the drive letter? That can be a little confusing sometimes (e.g., you expect it to be on drive j:\, but it's on k:\ because you also connected a portable HD). I *never* overwrite my raw source data (make it read-only), not even to add columns, and rely on syntax as much as possible (if you didn't use syntax, check the .jnl file in your temp directory), though it can be practical to save intermediate files. Did you also
disconnect the usb stick with R-mouse click > Safely remove usb stick? This may be a good idea: http://lifehacker.com/5863810/do-i-really-need-to-eject-usb-drives-before-removing-them
Regards,
Albert-Jan
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Hello,
Yesterday I have been working on a dataset, with a couple of tens of variables and about 500 cases. After I have done some basic statistics
(descriptives, explore procedures..) and saved the standardized values for some variables, I closed the dataset. Today, when I searched in the folder were I was keeping it, the set was no longer there. I've tried looking for it in windows with the search option but it just gives me the shortcut which will not open (it says that it has been changed or moved and
is no longer available). This file was kept on a usb stick but I carefully saw that all programes are closed before ejecting the usb. Since I have put a lot of work in this set, I wouldn't like to take it all over from the beginning. Is there any way to recover my data?
Thank you!
D.N.