How to Recover Deleted/Covered/Unsaved CSV Files [Solved]

Overview of CSV File Recovery

CSV stands for “comma-separated values,” a simple file format for storing tabular data, such as in a spreadsheet or database. For most of us, it is associated primarily with Microsoft's Excel, and in particular with backing up our smartphone contacts as a CSV file that can be opened in Excel.

If you unfortunately lost an important .csv file by accident, the solutions below might help you.

How to Recover a Deleted or Unsaved CSV File

Lost CSV files due to accidental deletion, unknown hiding, formatting, or virus infection can be easily recovered with the help of Data Recovery Software tools. The excellent Data Recovery Wizard Pro utility supports the recovery of over 500 file types, including .csv format.

Learn how to easily recover unsaved Excel files with this simple 3-step guide.

Step 1: Launch Disk Drill on your computer. Select the disk where you lost the unsaved file and click “Scan.”

< strong > Step 2. On the left, you will see the "Path" and "Type" tabs. Click on "Type" and then select "Unsaved Files". You can double-click on the folder to open it or click "Open". This unsaved file recovery software will help you easily recover unsaved Word, Excel, PPT, and other files.

Step 3: Select the files you want to recover and click the "Preview" button. After that, hit "Restore" to retrieve your unsaved files. Make sure not to restore the files to their original location to avoid overwriting them.

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How to Recover Unsaved Changes in a CSV File

There is also a case when you might lose changes made to a CSV file, for example, if Excel crashes while you were editing it. So, how to recover unsaved CSV file? In this case, you can try to restore the changes from a temp file. The path would be:

"C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel\"

How to Recover Overwritten CSV Files

Technically, once a file or folder is overwritten by new data, it cannot be recovered with third-party tools, because it is gone for good.