Xp Crash deleted files.

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Ok my Xp pro crashed and after it rebooted, one of my files was gone. Is
there a way to revover this file as it's really important.
thx.
 
Kalec said:
Ok my Xp pro crashed and after it rebooted, one of my files was gone. Is
there a way to revover this file as it's really important.
thx.
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it might be possible to recover your data.

the file fragments should end up in a folder called "found"

or else do a drive search for files ending in .chk

depending on what type of file it was...your results will vary...

for instance...if you lost a .jpg you could simply try renaming the .chk
file to end with .jpg

you may get a usable image.

if the file you lost was text or a word document...
most or all of the info may stillbe there if you just rename the .chk file
back to what it was originally...

if the one file you lost has ended up as several .chk files...
there are even ways to recombine them...
but a hex editor may be needed
 
The recovery options normally wipe the drive destroying all data.
It certainly does not return lost personal data.
If you mean System Restore, that only monitors Windows files but does not
monitor personal data.
For lost personal data the back-ups are the best way to recover that data.
 
Don't forget the System recovery option. It might come back with
that.
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System Restore doesn't restore data files. If the data file was
extremely important, the OP should do nothing further on the computer.
The OP can attempt to retrieve the file with data recovery software
such as Easy Recovery Pro, R-Studio, and here are some other links:

http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
PCInspector File Recovery -
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/welcome.htm
Executive Software “Undelete†-
http://www.execsoft.com/undelete/undelete.asp

To the OP:
Do not install anything on the machine where you want to recover the
file! If you don't have a second computer or are unsure how to do this,
take the machine to a professional computer repair shop that does data
recovery. If there is no one in your area, then you can always contact
a professional data recovery firm such as DriveSavers
(www.drivesavers.com). These firms' services are not inexpensive, but
only you can determine the value of your data.

Malke
 
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Ok my Xp pro crashed and after it rebooted, one of my files was gone. Is
there a way to revover this file as it's really important.
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No chance if you've continued to use the PC in question.
 
If the file is lost it is possible to restore it using data recovery
tools such as Active@ Undelete or Uneraser (for DOS). These are truly
pwoerful tools that never failed em ebfore and were always able
restore erased files. I'm pretty sure that will be able to solve your
problem too.
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Be aware that if an undelete program has never failed you, you've been
lucky. These programs *can* be very useful, and sometimes work. But by their
very nature, they only work some of the time. Read my following standard
message on this subject to understand why:

"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.
 
Be aware that if an undelete program has never failed you, you've been
lucky. These programs *can* be very useful, and sometimes work. But by
their very nature, they only work some of the time. Read my following
standard message on this subject to understand why:
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(snip)

Ken, don't bother replying to this a-h*le. He spams the MS newsgroups
regularly with this cr*p. The app is hosted on some Russian server and
that tells us all what we need to know about this creep and his lousy
software. He's been doing this for a really long time, he never
responds, and it is useless to ask him not to.

Just a spammer.

Best,

Malke
 
Malke said:
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Ken, don't bother replying to this a-h*le. He spams the MS newsgroups
regularly with this cr*p. The app is hosted on some Russian server and
that tells us all what we need to know about this creep and his lousy
software. He's been doing this for a really long time, he never
responds, and it is useless to ask him not to.
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Thanks, Malke. I didn't recognize his name. But, even if he doesn't reply,
someone else may be helped by our setting the record straight.
Miststatements that don't corrected may be believed.
 
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