Lost code lines when Notepad++ crashed

Question

I was working on a .js file this morning on Notepad++, as usual, when the program just crashed. So I ended it, and re-opened it to see that all my code lines in my .js file,

Answer 1

This has happened to me a few times lately and I've found a few solutions that make it possible to recover the lost code.

For Windows 7 and probably other modern Windows versions:

• Find the file in File Explorer. The size will be 0KB. Right click on it and then choose Properties from the context menu.
• Choose the Previous Versions tab. There's a good chance you will find a fairly recent version saved during the latest Restore point. If it's a bit old, it's still probably better than the current 0KB.
• Click the Restore button.

My personal optimal solution:

Since this happened to me a few times and the Windows Previous Version was not always up to date, I looked for a different solution that could always give me the latest, most up-to-date version before the 0KB crash.

I discovered that I already had the solution installed on my computer. I have a SugarSync account that always backs up my work files to the cloud. The great part of the service is that SugarSync always keeps the last 5 versions in the cloud, so while the current version will be 0KB, you can download the next to last version and update your file on your computer.

If you have some other backup program, you can check if that service also keeps different versions that you can recover.