Ok I know I am an idiot but the file containing ALL my work invoices and tax forms was kept on my desk top,thinking I would change the icon last night i made a shortcut and put the original icon in the recycle bin thinking it it`s self was a short cut but it must of been the actual file and I have emtied the bin arghh!! and the new short cut will not work because the file has gone!! I so need to recover this or my arse is nuked can anyone tell me how? or do I need some expensive recovery software?? help Jeff TT

Go to www.download.com and search for some utilities called File Scavenger, Final Data or Recover98. I have tested all three and you have a reasonable chance of getting the file back.

 

Should be a lesson to you - don't store stuff on the desktop !

 

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If you can find a copy of undelete which is a DOS 6.2 command, may find some or all the information. Search the web for it. try Download.com

 

Stuart

 

http://download.cnet.com/downloads/1,10150,0-10001-103-0-1-7,00.html?tag=srch&qt=undelete&cn=&ca=10001

 

Click and try one of these programs. Read the description first make sure its an undelete.

 

 

This looks promising http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10096-100-9024270.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-9-11.9024270

 

As does this http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10096-100-8739990.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-9-14.8739990

 

 

Try them. I have no idea how they work.

 

Stuart

Firstly STOP USING THE COMPUTER!!!! If the part of the disk the data is on gets overwritten you have no chance of recovery. Powerquest do a piece of software called Lost & Found - this has been 100% successfull every time with me. Cost is around £45 I think.

 

HTH

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

 

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As andy said: don't use your computer, until the file has been recovered !

 

I've had VERY good experiences with recover4all:

http://www.recover4all.com/

it fits on a floppy and you can run it from there.

 

-Eric

 

 

 

 

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You spanner!

 

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Simon

You are all wrong.

Double click on the "my computer icon"

Right click on the "my c dive"

And click Format

 

Thats how a twat would do it , but then again mabey just dont lose your information first.

No cos you cant format a drive with an OS on while the OS is in use. Hehehehe. Sorry about being picky.

 

Stuart

SRRAE lol read this website

http://www.Sarcasmisnotyourstrongpointisit.com

Just remember NOT to install any of these utilities to the C drive or whichever you deleted the files from! You may overwrite what you are trying to recover

Either use one that runs from a floppy or put it on another disk/partition if available. Alternatively take your drive out and put it in a mates PC as a second drive for recovery. All have risks and you really need to know what you are doing.

Good luck.

 

Just remember NOT to install any of these utilities to the C drive or whichever you deleted the files from! You may overwrite what you are trying to recover

Either use one that runs from a floppy or put it on another disk/partition if available. Alternatively take your drive out and put it in a mates PC as a second drive for recovery. All have risks and you really need to know what you are doing.

Good luck.

 

The larger the HDD the better for you. But there is no point saying dont install this that or what ever. Dont forget every time you log onto a web site it downloads the images and cookies. Every time you shut down and boot up, thousands of temp files are being made and deleted.