Recover file in Android Studio?

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I created a project in Android Studio (Version 1.2) and after working on that project for a few weeks, my PC suddenly shut down (Android Studio was open at that time).

After starting the PC again, I found that one of my files was completely erased.

Here is the snapshot of the workspace -

my workspace

As you can see, nothing is left on that file.

Is there any way to recover that file? I am using Ubuntu 14.04.

can you check if something in the local history of the file? — Manu Zi, May 05 '15 at 09:37
I recommend using a VCS such as git after encountering this. Besides, it encourage you to quantize your work into separate small stages (i.e commits) — KenIchi, Apr 03 '18 at 04:13

Pasi Matalamäki · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-05T09:38:01.553

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Can you find the file in file explorer?

If you can, try to open the file through another explorer

You can find your projects path by right clicking the project and hitting "File Path"

Is there local history available?

Try right clicking the faulty file and checking Local History -> Show History

If you can fetch the local history, right click the history entry and click revert

edited May 05 '15 at 09:38

answered May 05 '15 at 09:37

Pasi Matalamäki

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There's no local history available either? – Pasi Matalamäki May 05 '15 at 09:38
I am just curious to know whether it is possible to fetch a file if local history is not available too? – Confuse May 05 '15 at 09:47
If the file isn't available in Android Studio I would try a file recovery solution, but unfortunately as Windows user I can't suggest any but Google might give you results – Pasi Matalamäki May 05 '15 at 09:48

score 26 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 21 '16 at 17:53

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you can go to VCS>Local History>show History and find from which Hour/minute you want to revert and hit revert. I've done this before and it saved my life.

edited Jun 21 '16 at 17:53

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answered Jun 21 '16 at 15:11

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My heart is still pounding from having almost lost 4 days of nonstop work. "Thank you" does not even begin to express the gratitude I have for this. – SlickDev Jan 25 '17 at 00:38
wow. Just recovered accidentally deleted package. Saved my life , thanks . – jatin rana Nov 12 '17 at 15:53

score 12 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '17 at 05:12

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If the file is not exists anymore, create a new file with the exact same name then try to use VCS-> Local History-> show History.

This was the only way works for me for a new file that was saved correctly/deleted.

answered Jul 18 '17 at 05:12

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seems just a /little/ bit like voodoo! Wasn't in git, stash changes, or the filesystem...but this worked. – Ken Corey May 06 '20 at 15:50

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 15 '20 at 09:08

This is yet another day, Android studio saved my days of hardwork when I accidentally deleted an entire project files (note: the root folder of the project was available). There were no files left to search for local history. Steps I followed as below.

Opened the root project in Android studio.

And right click on the parent folder, from which is empty currently -> choose 'Local history' -> 'show history'.

This will show all the deleted files as 'External change' , now you can revert back to the entry before the history item marked as 'External change'. This will revert back all the 'Shift + deleted' files!

After recovery I can still see some files which are missing recent changes, which can obviously be recovered using the same process for individual files.

Now I was able to recover an entire android studio project which was 'shift+deleted'. This is a priceless moment for me :)

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 03 '22 at 10:35

If you had already imported the project from VCS but accidentally removed the .vcs file and lost your files while cleaning your project or unrevisioned files. Just go to
Preferences -> Version Control (for mac) or Settings -> Version Control (for windows)
and we will be seeing a directory with VCS status. By selecting and applying the changes, the project automatically syncs and is updated with your previous from. Find the attached image for reference.
You can also just enable the VCS from your toolbar and sync the project.
Thanks

N:B: I couldn't find the VCS -> Local History initially because I was needed to enable the VCS first. Check my Answer

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