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recovering deleted files
hello,
i deleted some files i'd like to have back. i know pretty much what day i did it and i've used several free or trial versions of file restoration software, but none some to give me the option to narrow the searches down to when i deleted the files. so they take a long time and i'm not sure if they are even finding what i want. these are files that i removed even from the recycle bin, but within less than a month ago. some of the files the software has been finding were from months ago or even longer... any software to narrow it down to specific dates, or a range? thanks |
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recovering deleted files
When you accidentally delete files you 'stop' using the computer immediately
and straightaway initiate any file deletion software you have installed. When a file is deleted it isn't actually 'removed' from the hard drive; to put it simply a note is attached to the file to say it has been deleted and the area can be reused by another file. The longer you leave it before you try to recover that file the more likely it is that the file 'area' will be overwritten, thus making full recovery impossible - well without incurring considerable cost, anyway. From your post you are saying that some of the files were deleted up to a month ago. The chances of you recovering these is very slim indeed. The file recovery application I favour is Recuva (www.recuva.com) -- -- John Barnett MVP Windows XP Associate Expert Windows Desktop Experience Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. wrote in message ... hello, i deleted some files i'd like to have back. i know pretty much what day i did it and i've used several free or trial versions of file restoration software, but none some to give me the option to narrow the searches down to when i deleted the files. so they take a long time and i'm not sure if they are even finding what i want. these are files that i removed even from the recycle bin, but within less than a month ago. some of the files the software has been finding were from months ago or even longer... any software to narrow it down to specific dates, or a range? thanks |
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recovering deleted files
Here's another free ntfs recover tool. Don't know if you can select by
dates. http://ntfsundelete.com/ "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... When you accidentally delete files you 'stop' using the computer immediately and straightaway initiate any file deletion software you have installed. When a file is deleted it isn't actually 'removed' from the hard drive; to put it simply a note is attached to the file to say it has been deleted and the area can be reused by another file. The longer you leave it before you try to recover that file the more likely it is that the file 'area' will be overwritten, thus making full recovery impossible - well without incurring considerable cost, anyway. From your post you are saying that some of the files were deleted up to a month ago. The chances of you recovering these is very slim indeed. The file recovery application I favour is Recuva (www.recuva.com) -- -- John Barnett MVP Windows XP Associate Expert Windows Desktop Experience Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. wrote in message ... hello, i deleted some files i'd like to have back. i know pretty much what day i did it and i've used several free or trial versions of file restoration software, but none some to give me the option to narrow the searches down to when i deleted the files. so they take a long time and i'm not sure if they are even finding what i want. these are files that i removed even from the recycle bin, but within less than a month ago. some of the files the software has been finding were from months ago or even longer... any software to narrow it down to specific dates, or a range? thanks |
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recovering deleted files
too late for all that.... i deleted them at the time on purpose.
didn't think i'd need them anymore. then changed my mind a few days ago. so i get what you are saying about the way deletion works. it is very well possible the files are currently unrecoverable. it wasn't, thankfully, anything mission critical. On Oct 2, 12:03*pm, "John Barnett MVP" wrote: When you accidentally delete files you 'stop' using the computer immediately and straightaway initiate any file deletion software you have installed. When a file is deleted it isn't actually 'removed' from the hard drive; to put it simply a note is attached to the file to say it has been deleted and the area can be reused by another file. The longer you leave it before you try to recover that file the more likely it is that the file 'area' will be overwritten, thus making full recovery impossible - well without incurring considerable cost, anyway. From your post you are saying that some of the files were deleted up to a month ago. The chances of you recovering these is very slim indeed. The file recovery application I favour is Recuva (www.recuva.com) |
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recovering deleted files
wrote in message
... too late for all that.... i deleted them at the time on purpose. didn't think i'd need them anymore. then changed my mind a few days ago. so i get what you are saying about the way deletion works. it is very well possible the files are currently unrecoverable. it wasn't, thankfully, anything mission critical. Recover from a backup possibly? |
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recovering deleted files
It is annoying when you delete a file only to find, at a later date, that
you actually shouldn't have deleted it. Fortunately your file wasn't mission critical and you have, through the process, learnt a very important lesson regarding what happens when files are deleted. We all delete files we didn't mean to, yes even me, but the best plan of attack is either to attempt a recovery as soon as you realise your mistake, or get into the habit of backing up your documents on a regular basis; at least then you have a backup of the file you originally deleted. -- -- John Barnett MVP Windows XP Associate Expert Windows Desktop Experience Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. wrote in message ... too late for all that.... i deleted them at the time on purpose. didn't think i'd need them anymore. then changed my mind a few days ago. so i get what you are saying about the way deletion works. it is very well possible the files are currently unrecoverable. it wasn't, thankfully, anything mission critical. On Oct 2, 12:03 pm, "John Barnett MVP" wrote: When you accidentally delete files you 'stop' using the computer immediately and straightaway initiate any file deletion software you have installed. When a file is deleted it isn't actually 'removed' from the hard drive; to put it simply a note is attached to the file to say it has been deleted and the area can be reused by another file. The longer you leave it before you try to recover that file the more likely it is that the file 'area' will be overwritten, thus making full recovery impossible - well without incurring considerable cost, anyway. From your post you are saying that some of the files were deleted up to a month ago. The chances of you recovering these is very slim indeed. The file recovery application I favour is Recuva (www.recuva.com) |
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recovering deleted files
ideletedsomefilesi'd like to have back.
i know pretty much what day i did it and i've used several free or trial versions of file restoration software, but none some to give me the option to narrow the searches down to when ideletedthefiles. so they take a long time and i'm not sure if they are even finding what i want. these arefilesthat i removed even from the recycle bin, but within less than a month ago. some of thefilesthe software has been finding were from months ago or even longer... any software to narrow it down to specific dates, or a range? You can try to recover your files with Easy File Undelete softwa http://www.munsoft.com/EasyFileUndelete/ It uses unique modern algorithms to recover files that other software either recovers incorrectly or is unable to detect. |
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recovering deleted files
rtdavide;850954 Wrote: hello, i deleted some files i'd like to have back. i know pretty much what day i did it and i've used several free or trial versions of file restoration software, but none some to give me the option to narrow the searches down to when i deleted the files. so they take a long time and i'm not sure if they are even finding what i want. these are files that i removed even from the recycle bin, but within less than a month ago. some of the files the software has been finding were from months ago or even longer... any software to narrow it down to specific dates, or a range? thanks Hi, Glaryundelete gives a choice of date/range and other filters. It's a free app. from 'Glary Undelete' (http://www.glarysoft.com/gun.html) Hope it helps SIW2 -- SIW2 |
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