TextEdit file not rec.-disappeared...

Hello,
Anyone knows how to find important data written in a TextEdit file, not recorded, and disappeared after a startup (battery problems on my PB) ?
Tx for your Help !
Fabrice

If it was never saved then it is gone. I doubt that a file recovery program could even recover it but it can't hurt to try.
You can try this one:
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
I believe they have a demo that you can try, but if you want to actually recover the file you will have to buy the program.

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