PC Help

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Hi Guys

I was trying to dowload MP3's onto my phone lastnight by my PC. (note I lost my mobile phone today @ lunch time) that suxs _

Back to my PC problem I mistakenly deleted all my music photos & video's from "my documents" is there anyway I can get this back (please say yes)
I tried system resore to a previous date with no joy. I have windows XP. Im not very computer savvy so if there is a fix (Id require it step by step)
thanks in advance :

[Falcon_Phill]

Originally Posted by MoreHPformyXR6

I mistakenly deleted all my music photos & video's from "my documents" is there anyway I can get this back (please say yes)

Yes. Re download / copy them again, there you are.

[AU2PWR]

Originally Posted by Falcon_Phill

Yes. Re download / copy them again, there you are.

Nice one:

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Originally Posted by Falcon_Phill

Yes. Re download / copy them again, there you are.

Alot of the photo's are no longer on my memory stick etc so I would like to get those memories back if possible. thanks for saying "Yes" I did say please say yes lol. Is there anyway to re-instate them from my PC eg are the hiding in some dim dark place on my PC some place & not fully deleted as it appears?
:baby bott

[Falcon_Phill]

I doubt it, you always hear of programs you can get to recover lost files, but i never looked into it. Go to download.com and type in something like 'recover lost data', thats all i can think of.

[castek]

it is possible, i had a program a while back, which i could get files from previous windows installations. dont know what it was called, or how it worked. ended up saving loads of pics

[Ralliart]

Originally Posted by MoreHPformyXR6

Hi Guys

I was trying to dowload MP3's onto my phone lastnight by my PC. (note I lost my mobile phone today @ lunch time) that suxs _

Back to my PC problem I mistakenly deleted all my music photos & video's from "my documents" is there anyway I can get this back (please say yes)
I tried system resore to a previous date with no joy. I have windows XP. Im not very computer savvy so if there is a fix (Id require it step by step)
thanks in advance :

u tried Recycle Bin becuase thats where it goes

[farah9]

Originally Posted by Falcon_Phill

I doubt it, you always hear of programs you can get to recover lost files, but i never looked into it. Go to download.com and type in something like 'recover lost data', thats all i can think of.

You'll probablly get some of the files back, but even the programs that cost a lot of money won't get it all back, Most of the free programs will show you what it recoved, but you have to register the program to actually get the files back.

[S3SR]

yeah you can recover the stuff...some of it.. how good at maths and algorithms are you? lol basically it will be recovered in small segments not complete recovery..

as for phone make sure you barr the imei so no one can use it..okies

windows xp system restore (is a nice idea) works like a dog itll only recover programs or files installed not documents or files (ie mp3's, .doc's , jpegs, avi's ...etc)

even then it doesnt do it properly its just a delete of the files in the install log or something like that meaning theres still crap on the comp...

anyways i hate computers and people atm...joys of boxing day sales

happy new year everyone

[russellw]

I've had good results with File Recover Pro - it's not the cheapest thing about but seems to do a good job especially when you haven't written a lot of other data onto the hard disk.

Cheers
Russ

[cArSiK]

just dont to a De-Frag!

[cupic]

mmmmmmmmm

maybe if you do a restore point and search to a previous day where you know the pixs are still there.

cheers

[EviLkarL]

Best thing is to do less, if the photo's are important to you, then they ,may be recoverable using a data recovery expert. however the downfall is the cost. Usually not much change from $500. The more you do on you computer before sending the drive to these guys, the less chance of success.

[Smoke Pursuit]

Wouldnt they be in the recycle bin, or did you clean it to?

[farah9]

Originally Posted by cupic

mmmmmmmmm

maybe if you do a restore point and search to a previous day where you know the pixs are still there.

cheers

System restore only changes the registry back to the last good configuration, it doesn't recover files.

[Ralliart]

Originally Posted by LSTerritoryGhia

Wouldnt they be in the recycle bin, or did you clean it to?

yeah thats what i've been thing when u delete it goes there unless it was permanly delated

[Blue Ice]

http://www.runtime.org/gdb.htm

Give that a go, its not free, but its well worth it. Finds anything, even after a full format.

[sgt_doofey]

I hope you learnt the valuable lesson of backup! ALWAYS make sure you have a backup of the things that you can't afford to lose. Make sure that you do two copies as well and take one of the copies off site. (I.e. Different location) No good having 2 copies of your backup at your house if it burns down now is it?
I always have a copy sitting in my desk drawer at work. So if my house and my work (which are separated by over 100kms) were both to burn down at the same time, only then I'd be stuffed.

As for recovery, there are some free programs out there as I had to do it once for my parents. I'm sorry, but I can't remember what I used, but perhaps do a search on www.sourceforge.net.

[MoreHPformyXR6]

Originally Posted by MoreHPformyXR6

Hi Guys

I was trying to dowload MP3's onto my phone lastnight by my PC. (note I lost my mobile phone today @ lunch time) that suxs _

Got my mobile phone back today all in one piece. :lookedat: very very happy (NY without a mobile would have suxed the big one.