dzomlija wrote:
> Malke has a good point, but a successful recovery is highly dependant
> on whether other data has been written to the drive (almost always the
> case), which would overwrite the file you have deleted.
>
> What you can also do is if you have Shadow Copies enabled and the files
> existed prior to the creation of the last Restore Point, is right-click
> on the folder that originally contained the files or folders you
> deleted, and then go to the "Previous Versions" tab.
>
> Select the file/folder you want to restore. From there you can "open"
> it to see if it contains the files you want, "copy" it to another, safe,
> location, or "restore" it.
>
> Copy is the better choice, because you can restore the contents without
> risking the current contents of that folder.
Thanks for explaining the "previous versions" feature of Shadow Copies.
From reading the information at the MS website (although I have
Ultimate, I've never used the "previous versions function"), I couldn't
tell whether you needed to click on the actual file or not. Naturally if
that were necessary, it wouldn't be there if you'd deleted it. From what
you're saying, I suppose the OP could click on her Pictures folder and
get them all back.
Unless I'm wrong, this feature is only available in Vista Business and
Ultimate editions.
Malke
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