[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Recover .java-files after computer crash?

[Stefan Langer <eclipse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try restore local history if that wasn't destroyed during the crash.

Other thing is try looking at the file with another editor (e.g. 
TextPad) and see if it can read the file. The squares could indicate a 
wrong coding or a problem reading it as UTF-8.

For future - install a version control system on your local system or 
better on some server .

Tommy Torwald wrote:
> Recently, I was working on a current project, and my computer broke 
> down. Blue screened. When I turned it back on, starting eclipse, I 
> realised that the .java I was working on was swiped clean. Or, more 
> specifically, all of the content was replaced by small unreadable squares.
>
> I HOPE that these squares represent something very significant - my old 
> file. Is there any way to get the content back? If not, I have wasted 
> sooo many hours, so I'd really appreciate some help.
>
> /Tommy Torwald