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Summary
Don't be panic when you accidentally deleted Camtasia recordings or lost Camtasia projects due to program crash. On this page, EaseUS will guide you to restore deleted Camtasia videos from recycle bin, temp file folder and use EaseUS file recovery software for help.
How to Recover Camtasia Recordings/Screen Captures
"Here is the thing. I was using Camtasia to edit a video that was supposed to upload to YouTube. All things were perfectly done until my computer suddenly turned blue.
At first, I didn't sense the problem. I remembered the recording file was saved before the BSOD error. However, when I turned on the computer, I couldn't find the video. I've lost a piece of screen recording which was saved as .camrec. Can anybody tell me how to get my video back?"
Losing Camtasia recordings or screen captures is a common issue that most users would have to face when you accidentally closed Camtasia without saving projects, Camtasia program crashes or deleting a wrong recording on PC.
On this page, you'll find 3 solutions to restore deleted or lost Camtasia projects, recordings and videos use reliable file recovery software or retrive them from a local temp folder, recycle bin and for help. Follow the workable solutions to get back your Camtasia video recordings immediately.
Method 1. Retrieve Lost Camtasia Projects with File Recovery Software
Applies to restore lost or deleted videos, projects, and recordings created by Camtasia in 3 steps.
Fro an effective and 100% workable solution, using a reliable data recovery software shall be the optimal choice.
EaseUS file recovery software - Data Recovery Wizard supports almost all types of file recovery, including Camtasia CAMREC files. No matter how you lost the files, the software is able to restore them as you wish.
Follow the steps below to retrieve your Camtasia videos in 3 steps:
Step 1: Select a location
If your lost video recordings are saved on external hard drive or USB, connect it to your computer firstly. Run video recovery software, and select the location where you lost videos. Click Scan to scan all lost files.
Step 2: Scan lost data
The EaseUS recovery software will start immediately to scan all over the selected hard drive for all lost data.
Step 3: Preview and recover
Check and preview lost video recordings in Deleted Files, Drive (with your device name). If you didn't find the lost video recordings, check Lost Partition Files and Extra Files to find them. Choose the wanted files and click Recover.
If you have lost Camtasia recordings on your Mac, you can use the recovery software for Mac to help you restore lost, deleted or unsaved Camtasia recordings or screen captures with ease.
Method 2. Recover Unsaved or Lost Recordings from Camtasia
Applies to disaster recovery when Camtasia shuts down or suddenly closes.
Here are two options that you can try when Camtasia suddenly closes or shuts down.
Option 1. Camtasia Built-in Recovery Option in Camtasia Recorder
Camtasia Recorder has a built-in disaster recovery feature that can assist you in recovering an unsaved recording:
- Step 1: Open Camtasia Recorder.
- Step 2: Click "Recover" to bring the recording back.
Option 2. Auto Recover in Camrec Folder
Sometimes, with the autosave feature is enabled, people find the lost Camtasia recordings or projects from a local autosave folder. How to enable AutoSave feature?
- For 8.4 and earlier: Open Camtasia and go to "Tools > Options > Program". Under "Program", there is an option called AutoSave.
- For 8.5 and later: Go to Preferences under Edit tab in Camtasia > Program > Check "Enable autosave every 2" minutes.
With the autosave feature enabled, you can perform auto-recovery of lost recordings in Camrec folder:
You can directly follow the path to locate and find the lost recording or unsaved project: C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\ or C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\TechSmith\Camtasia Studio\9.0\Auto-Saves.
Or you can also follow steps here to restore lost recordings from Camrec folder:
- Step 1: Press Windows + R keys to bring up Run window, type %temp% and click "OK".
- Step 2: Locate and open the Camrec folder.
- Step 3: Recover and save the recordings.
- 8.4 and earlier: import the AVI or other formats of recordings to Camtasia and save it as a project.
- 8.5 and later: Drag the TREC file into Camtasia and save it as a project on your PC.
Method 3: Undelete Camtasia Videos from Recycle Bin
When you accidentally deleted a video created by Camtasia, you can also undelete it from the recycle bin:
- Step 1: Double-click on the Recycle Bin icon on Windows Desktop.
- Step 2: Locate and right-click on the deleted Camtasia video, select "Restore".
- Step 3: The deleted videos will be restored from Recycle Bin to its original locations.
To sum up, on this page, we've collected three ways to help you recover lost Camtasia recordings by using file recovery software, undeleting the files from the recycle bin or local Camrec temp folder.
We'd also to recommend you be careful while using Camtasia to edit videos. Also, Ctrl + S is more practical than enabling the autosave feature.
- Notice:
- Camtasia AutoSave feature doesn't really work properly since auto-saved project files are deleted automatically when you do a manual save or exit.
If you fail to find the lost recordings from recycle bin or autosave folder, don't worry. You can always go back to the first method, using EaseUS file recovery software for help.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 1. Why cannot I recover 2GB data for free?
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It is recommended to check the version installed is Free or Trial because they are different versions.
Trial has data preview function but cannot save any files, while the Free version enables to recover 2 GB files. The default free space is 500 MB and you may share the product on social media to get another 1.5 GB.
- 2. Why cannot the recovered files be opened?
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A file is saved as 2 parts on the storage device: directory info (which is comprised by file name, time stamp and size info, etc.) and data content.
If the files with original file names and folder structures cannot be opened, one possible reason is the corrupted directory info. There is still a chance to recover the data content with the RAW Recovery method in our software.
- 3. Why isn't it suggested to recover the files back to the original drive?
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The storage structure of the lost files would be altered or damaged by any changes on the drive. If you save the recovered files back to the same drive, the original data structures and data content would be corrupted or overwritten, which causes permanent data loss. So you should prepare another disk to save the files.
- 4. How can I check whether my data is recoverable or not before purchase?
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The Free version helps you save 2GB files to better verify the recovery quality of our product before purchase.
- 5. How long does it take to scan the drive?
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It strongly depends on the capacity of your hard drive and the performance of your computer. As reference,most drive recoveries can be completed in around 10 to 12 hours for a 1-TB healthy hard drive in general conditions.
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