The scorm package cannot be reverse engineered, in the past articulate have described how lost files can be restored from the Temp files.
This may be the right time to look at a backup solution to prevent this happening again, I was once told that data does not truly exist until it is in two places, I have triple redundancy on backups as I cannot afford the time to rebuild anything.
I'm sorry to hear about your files, and as Phil mentioned there isn't a way to reverse engineer it. A copy of it may be located in your temp folders, and here's how to check:
1) Open this folder in Windows Explorer:
%appdata%\Articulate\Storyline
2) Scan the contents of this folder for a file that starts with the name of your project. If you find one, copy it to your desktop. If you find more than one, copy the latest version to your desktop.
3) Change the file extension of the copy on your desktop from *.tmp to *.story.
If you have backups then restoring one is probably the best solution, or follow Ashley's instructions to restore a backup
If you are constantly moving around look at using an external drive as a mirror backup and also backing up to the cloud this way you have three versions of the same file.
When I am on the road all work is backed up to an external device as well as to dropbox.
Sorry to hear it Steve and you'll definitely want to look into a back up method.
We don't share information in regards to our project roadmap or potential new features, but you're welcome to share the thoughts in regards to this with our product development team here.
I don't think reverse engineering would be what most people would want as they would want it to be impossible to get a source file from the published files.
Hate to keep going on about it but the best solution to prevent this happening is a robust backup strategy.
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The scorm package cannot be reverse engineered, in the past articulate have described how lost files can be restored from the Temp files.
This may be the right time to look at a backup solution to prevent this happening again, I was once told that data does not truly exist until it is in two places, I have triple redundancy on backups as I cannot afford the time to rebuild anything.
I've backed up in many place but this still doesn't help.
I'm constantly connecting to different conncetions due to my job role and never really in the same place.
My computer plays up which I don't think helps.
What are the steps to get the temp files back?
What computer does Articulate recommend using?
What software?
Thanks
Steve
Hi Steve,
I'm sorry to hear about your files, and as Phil mentioned there isn't a way to reverse engineer it. A copy of it may be located in your temp folders, and here's how to check:
But backup to the network.
If you have backups then restoring one is probably the best solution, or follow Ashley's instructions to restore a backup
If you are constantly moving around look at using an external drive as a mirror backup and also backing up to the cloud this way you have three versions of the same file.
When I am on the road all work is backed up to an external device as well as to dropbox.
No temp files.
I guess im outta luck and will need to build again.
Is there anything in the development phase to reverse engineer ZIP files?
Or some other form of help to get files back?
Would be handy in case this happens again
Sorry to hear it Steve and you'll definitely want to look into a back up method.
We don't share information in regards to our project roadmap or potential new features, but you're welcome to share the thoughts in regards to this with our product development team here.
I don't think reverse engineering would be what most people would want as they would want it to be impossible to get a source file from the published files.
Hate to keep going on about it but the best solution to prevent this happening is a robust backup strategy.
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