Darn it - I lost a story

I'm not really doing Nanowrimo but wanted to resurrect a story I started a while back and start working on it again.

And... it's gone.

I've looked in all my directories and all my backups, but the story I started can't be found. I still know the plot and the characters, just the previously assigned names and places are gone. It's frustrating.

I found a bunch of stuff I had completely forgot about... but now what I was looking for.

I abandoned the story when what I saw in my head failed to match what I was writing. I'm pretty sure I didn't erase it. Perhaps it's best that I start from scratch.