Undelete program & D drive???

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Question if I deleted a folder of files (I've no idea what
the file names were other than they were photos) in my D
drive by mistake (no it's not in the recycle bin) what are
my chances of restoring it with a undelete program??? (I
know the folder name)if I have not saved anything to my D
drive since? I have been using the computer sinse the goof-
up but have not saved anything sense! It is a partitioned
drive C & D. Would be really grateful for any help with
this matter!!! Much thanks and appreciation. Paul A.
 
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Paul Arey said:
Question if I deleted a folder of files (I've no idea what
the file names were other than they were photos) in my D
drive by mistake (no it's not in the recycle bin) what are
my chances of restoring it with a undelete program??? (I
know the folder name)if I have not saved anything to my D
drive since? I have been using the computer sinse the goof-
up but have not saved anything sense! It is a partitioned
drive C & D. Would be really grateful for any help with
this matter!!! Much thanks and appreciation. Paul A.
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"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 is 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 on a friend's
computer and bring it 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.
 
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