Post subject: after cleaning out the recycle bin... how do i get it back
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:26 am
Spaceman
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
i appear to have deleted the wrong folder on my computer, which was pretty bad but nothing life threatening until i realised that folder had contained pretty much every single photo i've ever taken with my digital camera.
before i go jump off a bridge, i'm sure there's a way of retrieving this by reverting back to a past setting of windows or something, isn't there? I'm using XP.
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
i used system restore to go back to two days ago, before whatever happened happened... and the folders i had the photos in are there, but they are empty fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck, is there anything i can do? i was planning to back them up just the other day too
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 11:26 pm Posts: 14525 Location: Buffalo
I think there are programs that can go in and get back deleted files, as long as the sectors on your HD haven't been overwritten yet. I'm sure there are those on this board with more knowledge on it than I.
_________________ If animal trapped call 410-844-6286, then hit option 1123 6536 5321, then dial 4 8 15 16 23 42
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
Ensign9 wrote:
I think there are programs that can go in and get back deleted files, as long as the sectors on your HD haven't been overwritten yet. I'm sure there are those on this board with more knowledge on it than I.
really? I was just about to give up. oh, I hope someone has some information about this... I'll try google again
edit: i found a program called restoration but all it found to restore for me was an old cookie so i'm currently downloading another... i don't fancy my chances here though...
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
I'll try that one too Ara. Thanks very much! I'm really quite distraught here
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
Alright, I tried system restore, I tried three different restoration programs, I tried yelling at the computer, I tried pressing F8 and F2 (not at once), and I tried listening Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. None of these things worked, so I guess... that's that.
I did find your program better than the others I tried for the record Ara. It did find me some files, just not the ones I wanted.
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:04 am Posts: 660 Location: vancouver, wa Gender: Male
Are the programs you're using free? If you're willing to pay for it, you might be able to bring your computer somewhere and have it done professionally. Like it was stated above, as long as the data wasnt written over (or something like that), I'd think there's a pretty good chance they could be retrieved. I've also had little luck using these restore programs to retrieve files that I erased, but I didnt take the next step to put money into it.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum
so i'm currently downloading another... i don't fancy my chances here though...
