Getting Data BACK after recording over it(vhs tape)

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  1. UnoDos34

    UnoDos34 Member

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    If anyone can help me i'm freaking out
    i recorded over a home movie for about 30 min.
    it's a old VHS tape
    i was trying to covert it to a DVD
    and i messed up
    is there anyway to get back the 30 min
    or am i screwed?

    if anyone has feed back PLEASE
     
  2. Indochine

    Indochine Regular member

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    Sorry, you're screwed. If you record over a portion of a VHS tape, whatever was there before is gone for ever. Videotape is not like a hard disk. There is no going back. In future, protect precious VHS tapes by breaking the erase protect tab off.

     
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