How to recover recently deleted files

[kripesh]

Hi All,

Sorry for the Blast.


My desktop was suddemly cleaned up, i had many important project files on
the desktop which i was planning to move to another drive after completion of
my work on some module.

Does windows allow to recover the files or do we have some free utility
which can recover files.

i would really appreciate if somebody can help me out, as the files were so
important to me.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I thought that desktop cleanup only removed shortcuts. I uncheck it in any
case. Anything in the Recycle Bin? There are a number of file recovery
programs on the internet, some free.

A Google search on "file recovery" brings up such entries as:
http://www.undelete-all.com/recover-files/

 

[kripesh]

i have tried one or two of these but these require the license keys to
recover data, i see that data but cant recover because i need a license key.

I dint have shortcuts on desktop, i had the whole project there, even there
is nothing in recycle bin.

I appreciate that you replied, if you can help me rectify this then it would
be a gr8 help.If u have the license key , can u paas it on to me for the
utility that u provided in ur mail

 

[jorgen]

i have tried one or two of these but these require the license keys to
recover data, i see that data but cant recover because i need a license key.

pc inspector is a freeware tool.

If it is critical data, you should close down now, and use another
machine to recover the data. Every time you write to the partition, you
risk overwriting your lost data. If that happens ...

 

[vMike]

Hi All,

Sorry for the Blast.


My desktop was suddemly cleaned up, i had many important project files on
the desktop which i was planning to move to another drive after completion
of
my work on some module.

Does windows allow to recover the files or do we have some free utility
which can recover files.

i would really appreciate if somebody can help me out, as the files were
so
important to me.

you might try officerecovery.com they have a free undelete program. you
best download it from another computer though and put it on a usb disk.
Mike

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

License for what? The undelete software or Windows? If Windows, you can
download and run keyfinder from
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml to recover that. If for an
undelete program, use a free or shareware one that does not have a key.
There are a lot on Cnet Downloads.

i have tried one or two of these but these require the license keys to
recover data, i see that data but cant recover because i need a license
key.

I dint have shortcuts on desktop, i had the whole project there, even
there
is nothing in recycle bin.

I appreciate that you replied, if you can help me rectify this then it
would
be a gr8 help.If u have the license key , can u paas it on to me for the
utility that u provided in ur mail

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

My desktop was suddemly cleaned up, i had many important project files on
the desktop which i was planning to move to another drive after completion of
my work on some module.

Does windows allow to recover the files or do we have some free utility
which can recover files.

i would really appreciate if somebody can help me out, as the files were so
important to me.

First, check the recycle bin. If they aren't there, read on:

"Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the space
as available to be used. There are third-party programs that can
sometimes recover deleted files. The problem is that the space used by
the file is likely to become overwritten very quickly, and this makes
the file unrecoverable.

So your chances of successfully recovering this file are decent if you
try recovering it immediately after deleting it, and rapidly go
downhill from there. If you've been using the computer since then (for
example to write this question and read this answer), your chances are
probably very poor by now.

But if the file is important enough, it's worth a try anyway. Stop
using the computer in question immediately, if you haven't done so
already. Download an undelete program (here's one:
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html but there are several
others to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's computer and
bring it to yours on a floppy to try.

If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very
expensive and may or may not work in your case.

 

[Dave Cohen]

First, check the recycle bin. If they aren't there, read on:

"Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the space
as available to be used. There are third-party programs that can
sometimes recover deleted files. The problem is that the space used by
the file is likely to become overwritten very quickly, and this makes
the file unrecoverable.

So your chances of successfully recovering this file are decent if you
try recovering it immediately after deleting it, and rapidly go
downhill from there. If you've been using the computer since then (for
example to write this question and read this answer), your chances are
probably very poor by now.

But if the file is important enough, it's worth a try anyway. Stop
using the computer in question immediately, if you haven't done so
already. Download an undelete program (here's one:
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html but there are several
others to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's computer and
bring it to yours on a floppy to try.

If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very
expensive and may or may not work in your case.

While I have no issue with your reply (well, the part about recovery
service isnt' going to happen), I'm surprised nobody has questioned the
portion that states 'My desktop was suddenly cleaned up...'. Sort of
like my car hit a tree. Just how did the desktop come to be cleaned up?
and since we all know that when mere mortals do this, the items are
moved to the recycle bin, how come they aren't there. There's more to
this mystery than we know.
Dave Cohen

 

[Sergey Wasilenkow]

You can also try to recover your deleted files with Easy File
Undelete:

http://www.munsoft.com/EasyFileUndelete/

It is one of the best solutions on the market and uses unique modern
algorithms to recover as many files as possible.

 

[cornedbeef007-groups]

i have tried one or two of these but these require the license keys to
recover data, i see that data but cant recover because i need a license key.

I dint have shortcuts on desktop, i had the whole project there, even there
is nothing in recycle bin.

I appreciate that you replied, if you can help me rectify this then it would
be a gr8 help.If u have the license key , can u paas it on to me for the
utility that u provided in ur mail

Restore your lost files from your backup.........wot, no backup?

I'll bet you institute a backup protocol after this little effort!

Good Luck.