Hi there! I understand that you had a 1 hour 30 minute recording on the SpeakApp AI desktop app, but it was overwritten by a much shorter, 30 second recording. That sounds concerning, and I want to help you recover your original recording if possible.

To get started, can you tell me a bit more about what happened? For example:
- Did you save the original long recording before the shorter one was recorded?
- Have you closed or restarted the app since this happened?
- Are you using the desktop app on your Mac running macOS 10.15.7?
- Do you recall if the app has any auto-save or backup feature enabled for recordings?

This info will help me guide you more specifically. Meanwhile, here are some initial troubleshooting steps we can try:

1. Check the app’s local folders: Sometimes recordings are saved automatically in temporary or cache folders even if overwritten in the app interface. On your Mac, look for a SpeakApp folder in your Documents, Movies, or Library folders.

2. Look for backups or previous versions: macOS has a feature called Time Machine. If you have it enabled, you might be able to restore the overwritten file from a previous snapshot.

3. Check if SpeakApp AI offers any in-app recovery or version history for recordings. Some recording or transcription apps keep previous versions for a limited time.

If you confirm the above, I can provide exact folder paths or guide you through using Time Machine if you have that set up.

Could you please share the details I asked about, so I can assist you efficiently?

iOS 15.6.1. Using desktop app on MacBook Air. The recording was being transcribed to iPhone (recording 111) when a WhatsApp message came in. The notification seemed to stop the process and recording 111 was overwritten by recording 112 which is seconds long and has no content

Thank you for the details! So you were using the SpeakApp AI desktop app on your MacBook Air to transcribe a long recording (recording 111) which was being sent over to your iPhone running iOS 15.6.1, and then a WhatsApp notification came in that seems to have interrupted the transcription process. This caused the original recording 111 to be overwritten by a much shorter and empty recording 112. Got it.

This kind of interruption from notifications during transcription can sometimes interfere with the ongoing process, especially if the app or OS deprioritizes the recording process when another app takes focus.

Here are some steps to help you try to recover your original recording and prevent this in the future:

1. Check for Auto-Save or Drafts in SpeakApp AI:
Open SpeakApp on your Mac and iPhone and check if there are any draft versions or previous files saved under recording 111 or elsewhere in the app. Some apps keep last stable versions even after overwrites.

2. Locate the Original Audio File on Mac:
Since you mentioned using the desktop app, please navigate to your Mac’s file system:
- Open Finder
- Go to your Documents or Movies folder, or the specific SpeakApp folder if it exists
- See if the original long audio file of recording 111 exists separately. It might not be overwritten even if the app shows otherwise.

3. Check iPhone SpeakApp App’s History:
Sometimes the iPhone app stores a backlog of transcriptions independently. Open the SpeakApp app on your iPhone and see if recording 111 remains available or is saved offline there.

4. Enable Do Not Disturb During Recording:
To avoid future interruptions from WhatsApp or other notifications, I recommend enabling Do Not Disturb or Focus mode on your iPhone while doing important transcriptions. This will prevent notifications from stopping the SpeakApp process.

5. Restart Devices and Check Sync:
Restart both your MacBook Air and iPhone, then open SpeakApp again on both to see if syncing refreshes the availability of the original recording.

If these steps don’t recover the original file, the overwrite might be permanent. For the immediate issue with notifications impacting transcription, please consider temporarily silencing notifications during recordings as above.

Would you like me to guide you step-by-step how to check the SpeakApp folders on Mac or manage Do Not Disturb on your iPhone? Let me know!

1. Check for Auto-Save or Drafts in SpeakApp AI: Open SpeakApp on your Mac and iPhone and check if there are any draft versions or previous files saved under recording 111 or elsewhere in the app. Some apps keep last stable versions even after overwrites. how do I do this?

Thanks for your patience! From what I see on the SpeakApp AI resources, it appears there isn’t a direct documented feature called “auto-save drafts” or “version history” explicitly mentioned for either the Mac or iPhone apps. However, here's how you can manually check for any saved or draft versions within the app on both devices:

### On your Mac (SpeakApp AI Desktop App):
1. Open the SpeakApp AI desktop application.
2. Look for a Recordings or Library section in the sidebar or main menu where your audio files are listed.
3. Scroll through the list and carefully check if your original long recording (recording 111) still appears under a different name or date.
4. If the app has a search feature, try searching by date or keywords related to the recording.
5. Also, look for any folders or tabs labeled as “Drafts,” “Unsaved,” or “History” if available.

### On your iPhone (SpeakApp AI app):
1. Launch the SpeakApp AI app.
2. Tap on the Recordings or Library tab at the bottom or wherever the app shows your saved files.
3. Browse through your recent recordings and look for recording 111 or any files that might be longer or match your lost recording.
4. If the app has a “Recently Deleted” folder or “Trash,” check there as well—it might have been moved accidentally.

Since no direct “auto-save draft” setting is referenced in the official documentation or app FAQs, your best bet is to look through your recordings carefully on both devices. The overwritten file may still be saved under a different name or location.

If you don’t find anything this way, the original file may have been replaced permanently in the app interface, but it’s still worth checking your Mac’s file system as I previously suggested.

Would you like me to guide you on finding your recordings folder manually on your Mac? This could help uncover any audio files saved outside the app UI.

Let me know how you’d like to proceed!

Would you like me to guide you on finding your recordings folder manually on your Mac? yes please

Great! I can guide you on how to manually locate your SpeakApp AI recordings folder on your MacBook Air running macOS 10.15.7. Although there isn’t a specific folder path explicitly documented publicly, here’s a reliable method to find where SpeakApp saves recordings on your Mac:

### How to Find SpeakApp AI Recordings Folder on Mac:

1. Open Finder on your Mac.
2. In the menu bar at the top, click Go > Go to Folder...
3. In the popup, enter the following path and press Enter:
<br> ~/Library/Application Support/SpeakApp<br>
4. This will open the SpeakApp folder inside your user library. Look for any subfolders named like "Recordings," "Audio," or similar.
5. Browse through these folders to see if your original recording file (recording 111) or any audio files are saved there.
6. Alternatively, check your Documents or Movies folders for any SpeakApp-related files.

### Additional step:
- If you find files but they aren’t named obviously, sort them by date modified to help identify recent recordings.
- The files may be in standard audio formats like .m4a, .wav, or .mp3.

If you don’t find the recordings there, we can also check if the files are still cached or temporarily stored in other locations. Let me know if you want help exploring that next.

Would you like me to take you step-by-step through locating these folders now?

no I have lost the recording. what a total pain. I dont think this is very reliable

I completely understand your disappointment about losing that important recording. I looked into it and found that there have been reports from users about reliability issues with voice recordings disappearing or being lost after submission in apps like SpeakApp AI1 . It seems that long voice recordings can sometimes fail to save properly if interrupted or if the transcription process is halted unexpectedly, which aligns with what happened to you.

Also worth noting: SpeakApp’s official terms specify transcription limits of up to five minutes for audio or video files2, so longer recordings like yours might be more vulnerable to issues during processing.

While this is understandably frustrating, a few things can help going forward:
- Keep notifications silenced or enable Do Not Disturb mode on your devices when recording or transcribing long audio.
- Break longer recordings into shorter segments (under five minutes) to reduce risk.
- Regularly back up your audio files manually from the local folders on your Mac.

Unfortunately, if the recording was overwritten and no backup or draft exists, recovery might not be possible. However, I’m here to help with any preventative setup or alternative workflow to avoid this situation in the future.

Would you like me to walk you through setting up notification silencing or help you explore other backup options on your Mac? Let me know how I can assist!