recovering deleted files

[mani]

I deleted a folder from my desktop, and a message appeared.
it said that the Recycle bin is full....
and i accepted to delete the folder by mistake.
how can i get back my data?

 

[John Inzer]

I deleted a folder from my desktop, and a message appeared.
it said that the Recycle bin is full....
and i accepted to delete the folder by mistake.
how can i get back my data?

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There's a slight chance that doing a System
Restore would restore the file to your desktop.

And...maybe...just maybe...you could recover
the files with the following free software:

Recuva - File Recovery
http://www.recuva.com/

Recuva Beginner's Guide
http://www.internetrotsyourbrain.com/recuvabeginnersguide/

Good luck...

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[mani]

do i need to install the given s/w on a different drive than the one from
which i deleated the folder ?

 

[Mick Murphy]

Listed below are a couple of very, very good FREE Programs for Recovery.

Read their reviews, and make your choice with which one you are happy
working with.

1. Stop using that computer; as you will overwrite the lost files, which are
not lost, until they are overwritten..

2. Preferably Slave your Hard Drive in another computer, install one of the
Recovery Programs in that computer, and read your Drive from there.

3. Or put your Hard Drive in a USB External Hard Drive Enclosure, attach it
to another computer, and do the same as in 2.

4. You can install the software and run it in your computer, but that risk
of overwriting the “deleted†files is still there.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/recuva.html

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/undeleteplus.html

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcinspector.html

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

Cheers.

 

[John Inzer]

do i need to install the given s/w on a different drive than the one
from which i deleated the folder ?

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Yes...that would be best. Any activity on the
drive the files were deleted from decreases
your chances of recovering them.

Recuva Quick Start may be useful:
http://docs.piriform.com/recuva/recuva-quick-start

And...the Recuva Beginner's Guide may be
worth a read..

Recuva Beginner's Guide
http://www.internetrotsyourbrain.com/recuvabeginnersguide/


--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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

 

[Twayne]

do i need to install the given s/w on a different drive than the one
from which i deleated the folder ?

If you know how to, it's best to run them from boot disks so that the
drive doesn't get used any more than absolutely necessary. If it's on a
drive other than where XP is, then it wouldn't matter so much. The
thing to remember is that every disk write to the drive with that file
on it increases the chances part or all of it may be over-written.

Any recovery program shoujld explain that in its documentation. Just be
sure to read it. And quit using the drive the file is on completely if
you can, until you can do the recovery attempt.

Twayne`

 

[HeyBub]

I deleted a folder from my desktop, and a message appeared.
it said that the Recycle bin is full....
and i accepted to delete the folder by mistake.
how can i get back my data?

Do NOTHING that will write to your computer's hard drive, including system
restore.

Your very best hope is to remove the drive, slave it in another computer,
and try various un-delete programs.