Help!!! deleted files after system restore

[Charo]

Hi, I did somethig very stupid, after system restore all the files are
deleted (I didn't do the back up); is there anyway to recover them??
thanks

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Monday, February 09, 2009 11:15:00 AM, and on a
whim, Charo pounded out on the keyboard:

Hi, I did somethig very stupid, after system restore all the files are
deleted (I didn't do the back up); is there anyway to recover them??
thanks

Hi Charo,

Did you try restoring to a date closer or on the day you performed the
prior restore?


Terry R.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Windows version? What files were "deleted"? Why did you use System
Restore? Have you tried reversing
the Restore?

 

[Charo]

Yes, but the system (xp home edition) doesn't permit it, or maybe I'm doing
somethig wrong, the prior system was xp professional but I don't have the
installation cd.

charo

 

[thecreator]

Hi Charo,

Undo the System Restore. The files should be there. Back them up then
redo the System Restore.

 

[Charo]

Windows version? YES, What files were "deleted"? ALL: word, excell, mp3
powerpoint, everything Why did you use System Restore? because it was a
problem.
Have you tried reversing the Restore? No, How can I do that?

 

[Charo]

I can't do that, the system don't let me choose another date, I think I did a
total restore. oh my god

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi, I did somethig very stupid, after system restore all the files are
deleted (I didn't do the back up); is there anyway to recover them??
thanks

I'm guessing that you don't mean that you used Windows System Restore, but
instead used a manufacturer's system restore disk or partition to reinstall
Windows.

Is that correct?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Methinks you may have done a Recovery (AKA Restore) reinstall of Windows,
yes?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Windows version? YES, What files were "deleted"? ALL: word, excell, mp3
powerpoint, everything Why did you use System Restore? because it was a
problem.
Have you tried reversing the Restore? No, How can I do that?

Windows System restore doesn't delete user files, and it doesn't change OS
versions.

So, you can only have used a system recovery disk that reinstalls Windows,
and that is a completely different thing from Windows System Restore.

Your problem now is with data recovery, and you need to shut the system off
NOW to have any chance of this being even partially successful.

I've replied to your post in help_and_support.

HTH
-pk

 

[Malke]

I can't do that, the system don't let me choose another date, I think I
did a total restore. oh my god

*IMPORTANT* - If you think the drive is physically healthy, it may be
possible to retrieve the data by software methods. DO NOTHING FURTHER ON
THE DRIVE. The data is still on the hard drive but if you overwrite it
further, it will be extremely difficult or impossible to recover it. If you
use data recovery software, install it on another machine and either use it
from that operating system or create a bootable cd/floppy and work with
that. If you don't have the skill and/or equipment to do these procedures,
take the machine to a professional computer repair shop that has experience
in doing data recovery. This will not be your local version of BigStoreUSA.
In-shop data recovery is usually not exactly cheap (for ex., my charges are
generally $150-350USD), but it normally costs less than sending the drive
to a professional data recovery company like Drive Savers. You need to make
the determination of the value of your data and decide what to do.

If the data is crucial and expense is not a factor, then the best course of
action is a professional data recovery company. A company like Drive Savers
may be able to retrieve the data even when a local tech cannot.

http://www.drivesavers.com

If expense is a factor, you can try using data recovery software. R-Studio
is very good.

R-Studio - http://www.r-tt.com/

Malke

 

[DDW]

I can't do that, the system don't let me choose another date, I think I did a
total restore. oh my god

If you did it at bootup, yes you did.

If you did it with a CD, yes you did.

Praying won't help.


DDW

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi, I did somethig very stupid, after system restore all the files are
deleted (I didn't do the back up); is there anyway to recover them??

"All* the files? Exactly what files?

Also please explain exactly what you mean by "system restore." Did you
use the Windows System Restore feature, or did you (as I suspect you
might have) use the computer manufacturer's recovery method to
reinstall Windows?

 

[Noel Paton]

Windows System restore doesn't delete user files, and it doesn't change OS
versions.

SR *can* delete user files - if they're in monitored locations.... one of
which is the desktop. it would be unlikely however that it would remove all
folders and files on the desktop unless they'd all been placed there after
the time to which the SR was pointed.

--
Noel Paton (MVP 2002-2006)
(CrashFixPC)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.co.uk

 

[Charo]

Thanks everybody for answer me, I've taken the laptop to a technician, I
dont' have the equipment and the skills to do all that. Let's see.

 

[Charo]

yes, that's correct.

I'm guessing that you don't mean that you used Windows System Restore, but
instead used a manufacturer's system restore disk or partition to reinstall
Windows.

Is that correct?