💔 Heartbroken: Two years of code snippets vanished after upgrading from v3.x to v4.7.1 – Installer silently wiped my entire database

[Worl0-Creater]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been using MassCode for about two years, mostly on version 3.x.x (I can’t remember the exact minor version). I had around 6 folders of code snippets stored in the default library location (I clearly remember the path).

Recently, I tried to recommend MassCode to a friend. To demonstrate the software, I downloaded the latest release (v4.7.1) from GitHub and installed it without changing the library path. When I opened the new version, all my existing code snippets were gone — it looks like the installation automatically overwrote my old massCode.db file with a new, empty database.

I immediately stopped using the software to avoid further data loss. Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

Checked Windows 11 Recycle Bin – nothing there.

Used “Everything” search tool to look for the old database or any related files – no results.

Searched manually through possible paths – still nothing.

Tried EaseUS (paid data recovery software) to recover overwritten data – unfortunately, no success.

I realize the old database may have been overwritten beyond recovery, but I want to ask:

Is there any possible backup mechanism in older versions (v3.x) that I might have missed?

Could the new version have moved or renamed the old database instead of deleting it?

Are there any other recovery methods worth trying in this situation?

I really appreciate any suggestions. Losing two years of code snippets is quite painful, but I’d also like to help improve the software by reporting this behavior — maybe a warning or backup prompt during installation could prevent this for others.

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Environment
Operating System: Windows 11 (exact build version can be provided if needed, e.g., 22H2 / 23H2)

Old MassCode Version: 3.x.x (exact minor version not remembered)

New MassCode Version: 4.7.1

Installation Method:

Old version: Standard installation, default library path unchanged

New version: Downloaded latest release (.exe installer) from GitHub, default installation, library path unchanged

Library Path (both old and new): D:\MyCodeBase_Local\massCode

Recovery attempts performed:

Checked Windows 11 Recycle Bin

Full disk search using Everything (keywords: massCode.db, massCode, .db)

Manual search in common paths (Documents, AppData, ProgramData, etc.)

Attempted recovery using EaseUS (paid data recovery software)

Additional notes:

After installing the new version, the old database appeared to be overwritten without any backup or migration prompt

No third-party backup tools were used (e.g., Windows Backup, File History)

Thank you for your time.

[antonreshetov]

This looks like an AI-generated report that was not based on real experience. However, I replied to you at #745