Felix wrote:

How do i recover a database lost during compacting?

Also *IMMIEDIATELY* download, preferably on another computer and,
preferably run from a USB key, the utility called Restoration.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

It might be able to retrieve the file for you.

Tony
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