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25 Jun 2006, 07:23 AM | #1 |
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Photo recovery
Hi guys and gals, like an old penny, I`m back. Of course its not without reason. I`ve made a bit of a fool of myself, and deleted a folder with some important photos in it, and I need it back. I had to do a reboot of my comp due to a problem program, and the photos went in the process...Disaster!!! I know that it is possible to recover them, I`ve found a couple of programs on the net, but I`m not sure if they will work. What I was wondering if anyone knew of either a good system, or better still a free one. Any ideas would be gratefully recieved.
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25 Jun 2006, 12:19 PM | #2 | |
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Then find a program that recovers stuff like that. A google search found this. |
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25 Jun 2006, 10:11 PM | #3 |
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Looks like it may do the trick, but I`m in the UK, so can I still purchase it?
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26 Jun 2006, 06:12 AM | #4 | |
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I imagine you can. Regardless of what software you use, DO NOT DO MAJOR COMPUTING until you've run it. I can't emphasize this enough - the less you do, the better chances you have of getting your files back. -Xbot |
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26 Jun 2006, 06:38 PM | #5 |
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I think I`m well passed that, I`ve rebooted a couple of times due to a dodgy link. There was that one program which showed me a lot of old files from years ago, but I cant remember what it was.
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26 Jun 2006, 09:57 PM | #6 |
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http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html
Free. Runs without installation (like from a USB drive). Also: http://www.active-undelete.com/ Not free, but has good reputation too. |
26 Jun 2006, 11:43 PM | #7 |
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http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/...age=11&cat=014
http://www.handyrecovery.com/ ===================================== Deleted File Analysis Utility Freeware http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/...page=4&cat=014 http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld/links.php?go=13764 http://www.execsoft.com/freeware/freeware.asp ==================================== http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. The current version 3.x replaces the previous version 2.x, which is now over 6 years old. Files accidentally deleted or any data from a formated hard disk, Zip, Jaz or floppy disk, can be recovered along with original folder names and file Create and Modified dates within minutes. --------------------------------------- http://2003.pricelessware.org/PL2003...m#UndeleteTool Drive Rescue (freeware) OS: Win9x/NT/ME/2000/XP (English) Drive Rescue is a program for exploring your hard disk, and locating lost files on it. The idea for this program originated from processing a disk with Scandisk--which suddenly contained no data. Since off-the-shelf Windows methods could not recover any of it, this program was successfully created, to find important information of the file system, to look for lost data and to restore it. Program description: http://woundedmoon.org/win32/driverescue19d.html http://www.ontrack.com/freesoftware/ |
27 Jun 2006, 05:05 AM | #8 |
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What do you mean by "Reboot"? Rebooting is just switching off and back on again. If you've reinstalled everything, you're probably stuck. Have you looked in "System Restore"?
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27 Jun 2006, 07:33 AM | #9 |
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Sorry, I should have explained it a bit better. What I`ve done is use the Reload disk, which restores the comp to the way it left the factory.
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27 Jun 2006, 07:49 AM | #10 |
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PC Inspector is the program which I think ruined everything in the first place. I installed it, tried it, but couldnt uninstall it. My computer froze, and nothing could be done.
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27 Jun 2006, 08:34 AM | #11 | |
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Yeah, you probably lost it then. The data is most likely overwritten by your new install. Sorry dude. |
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27 Jun 2006, 06:13 PM | #12 |
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Thanks for that. I`ll keep trying to recover them, but as you say, I`m probably not going to have any luck
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