Deleted "Music" folder in Vista

[Guest]

I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
"Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK" (thinking I
was only going to delete the two music files). Then, Vista said that the file
was too large for the Recycle Bin and that it would have to be deleted from
where it was. I work with many large music files (1GB+) and this isn't
uncommon, so I naturally agreed and pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later my
entire Music folder was deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie: not
mp3's... but actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way to
recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing appeared. I
tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start menu, then clicked
Properties and everything was blank (no information; 0 bytes). I have a few
of the items on a backup jump drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else
back.

Thanks for any help!!
-Steve

 

[Charles W Davis]

Generally, the answer is no, but if they are really important, you should
search the Internet for a data recovery specialist. Some folks recommend
either Drive Savers or Seagate Recovery Services. Expect bills well over
$1,500. Even after formatting and before you re-installed the programs, most
data could have been recovered with any of a number of reasonably priced
utilities.
A lesson; always make back up of all data (documents, images, etc.) before
beginning any action such as that.
Drive Savers: http://www.drivesavers.com/
Seagate Recovery Services: http://services.seagate.com/
Here are some links to various data recovery programs. People whom I respect
have recommended R-Studio and Restoration.
R-Studio:
http://www.r-tt.com/
Restoration (freeware): http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
PCInspector File Recovery:
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/welcome.htm
Executive Software “Undeleteâ€: http://www.execsoft.com/undelete/undelete.asp
File Scavenger: http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
Ontrack's EasyRecovery:
http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/file-recovery-software/

Good luck!

 

[John Inzer]

I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
"Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK"
(thinking I was only going to delete the two music files). Then,
Vista said that the file was too large for the Recycle Bin and that
it would have to be deleted from where it was. I work with many large
music files (1GB+) and this isn't uncommon, so I naturally agreed and
pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later my entire Music folder was
deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie: not mp3's... but
actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way to
recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing
appeared. I tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start
menu, then clicked Properties and everything was blank (no
information; 0 bytes). I have a few of the items on a backup jump
drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else back.

Thanks for any help!!
-Steve

================================
If you happen to be running Windows Vista
Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate...have a
look at the following articles:

Windows Vista - Shadow Copy
http://tinyurl.com/37sclr

Using Shadow Copy to Restore
Previous Versions of a File
http://tinyurl.com/yofr96

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Guest]

http://www.undelete-plus.com/

Have a read of the above site. It is not a bad program.

 

[Lang Murphy]

I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
"Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK" (thinking I
was only going to delete the two music files). Then, Vista said that the
file
was too large for the Recycle Bin and that it would have to be deleted
from
where it was. I work with many large music files (1GB+) and this isn't
uncommon, so I naturally agreed and pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later
my
entire Music folder was deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie:
not
mp3's... but actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way
to
recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing appeared. I
tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start menu, then clicked
Properties and everything was blank (no information; 0 bytes). I have a
few
of the items on a backup jump drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else
back.

Thanks for any help!!
-Steve

You had no backups? Wow...

Lang

 

[Neil]

You can also try Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software. This
utility will help you recover your music folder which you have deleted
accidentally.
Download the demo from: http://www.stellarinfo.com/spwdr.exe
Product information: http://www.stellarinfo.com/partition-recovery.htm
Screenshot: http://www.stellarinfo.com/windows-data-recovery-features.htm