I deleted a user folder :(

[Guest]

Not sure if present queries posted answer mine or not, whether minor
differences are enough to matter, so here's hoping my situation is any more
hopeful.

Somehow, my daughter wound up with multiple user folders, some with her name
misspelled. As a perfectionist, this was bugging me... a lot. Long story
short, I deleted the wrong folder. I've accidentally deleted my daughter's
user folder - pretty certain that it contained homework, poetry, other
irreplaceable stuff. Definitely not looking forward to her finding
out... she doesn't even know, and already I feel awful enough.

I don't recall seeing anything about a "save files" option some posts have
mentioned. The welcome screen still lists her as a user, but the directory
doesn't list her with the other users (folders alongside C:/ that say "Joe's
documents," etc.). Also, it won't let me create a new folder.

I tried Restore... seems like I recovered everything but, including a cold
I had last month! *sigh* So... any suggestions are welcome... any
cause for hope even more so. Thank you.

Mary, aka "Precious"

 

[jopa66]

A freeware application called "Restoration" is a small and standalone
program, it does not require installation and can also run from a Floppy
disk. You can download here: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html
I have used this and it works quite well. Just be advised that the more you
do on your machine - the greater the risk of over-writing the files you want
to restore. I suggest you download to a floppy and run it from there.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for such a quick response... too bad I didn't know about this
place in the first place, might have saved all my hard work I've invested on
my newest ulcer! *smirk* I'll get back to you with the results,
whatever they may be... keep your fingers crossed for me!

"Precious"

 

[jopa66]

Thank you for such a quick response... too bad I didn't know about this
place in the first place, might have saved all my hard work I've invested
on
my newest ulcer! *smirk* I'll get back to you with the results,
whatever they may be... keep your fingers crossed for me!

"Precious"

Hope it works for you. I can remember a few times in the past when I could
have used this info.