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Recently, my hard drive destructed and I lost my all files with my project paper too. I didn't do it in Overleaf. I installed a LaTeX software and did it here. Unfortunately all are gone with my laptop. But I have the pdf version of my work from LaTeX.

Is it possible to convert a "LaTeX PDF" to the "LaTeX code" so that I can edit it? Or is there another way to convert it?

Teepeemm
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  • But as the top comment on that question says, there's not a good way to go from pdf to tex. But there are ways to get the text out of the pdf. Math and graphics are much more difficult. – Teepeemm Aug 04 '21 at 16:59
  • @ovi, Depending on the kind of destruction information can still be available on HD. However, it's a task for specialists. Perhaps you know somebody who can retrieve it? // What kind of damage happened to your HD? – MS-SPO Aug 04 '21 at 17:00
  • @MS-SPO, actually my hard disk doesn't work. I went to retrieve it but they said it will take more time to fix. quite impossible to fix it within 3days. but my submission date is within saturday . Total page is more than 56 with equations and figures which is impossible to write it within 2-3 days. contrariwise, I was new user of Latex and bit slow to do. – ovi Aug 04 '21 at 18:36
  • @Teepeemm, thanks man. I think I have to find another way. – ovi Aug 04 '21 at 18:39
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    Allegedly MathPix is now able to convert entire PDF's to TeX or MarkDown. It will not get you the correct preambles and styles, but it may save you some time retyping. (Oops, meant to link to more than just a Tweet. Here's MathPix's page on their features: https://mathpix.com/#features ) – Willie Wong Aug 04 '21 at 21:33
  • @WillieWong, thank you so much. It works fairly. Although it's time consuming. but something is better than nothing. some equations don't detect properly ( basically lengthy equations) . but satisfied. – ovi Aug 06 '21 at 15:40

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