Restore Deleted User Account/Files?

[Dell Christopher]

WinXP Home



I deleted one of the user accounts on my computer and, with it, hundreds of
photos that were stored in that specific account. I was unable to find them
in the Recycle Bin, or anywhere else on the hard drive. I also tried a
System Restore operation but it did not recover the photos.



Is there a way to restore a deleted User Account and its deleted files?
Thanks!

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

System Restore may restore the account, but it will not restore the contents
of the My Documents folder.

The following link will guide you through the file recovery process.
Recovering Deleted Files
http://aumha.org/a/recover.php

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Bert Kinney]

I should have asked, did you select to delete user file along with the account?

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Dell Christopher]

Yes, I chose to delete the files as well. Will that restoration freeware
program still help in this case?

 

[Jim]

Yes, I chose to delete the files as well. Will that restoration freeware
program still help in this case?

Depends on how much you have used the machine in the meantime.
Jim

 

[Bert Kinney]

If the files haven't been over-written there's a good chance of getting them
back.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Dell Christopher]

The Restoration program worked. Thanks for your help!

 

[Bert Kinney]

Excellent! Now burn them to a CD for safe keeping.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Ra x Ra]

Hey I need some help with Restoring my Account and their files