Can I recover Deleted files?

[Switch]

I've deleted 2 files and emptied my recycle bin :(

I want those files back, is there any way i can recover them?

I'm on win98se

thx

[-TARBY-]

At work we have a utility that reads the whole HD including deleted files.

Files will only be completely deleted if you format.

Ill ask me m8.

[Henry]

Switch this is tricky

Now I'm pretty sure it is possible, because as you might know the files u delete do not actually delete themselfs. They get stored DEEP in MS then they rename it some gargled number and arGh its just to horrible to describe.

Solutions.

Search the Web =) always a good place to start.


OR

(i do not endorse downloading software which is copyrighted) You could get hold of a copy of Adobe Go Back.

that little tool takes and image of ya drive every 12 hours and you can select by clicking on icon whether u wanna go back 12,24,36 and etc etc hours.

VERY handy util on win 98

[*Neo - Dave - eX]

search for the program undelete on a windows 98 floopy drive
copy it to the directory of the deleted files if you havent written any more files to this directory executing undelete should restore the files that are lost.

( according to dos for dummies )

[Switch]

i had a look on my boot disk but it doesnt find it :(

or did u mean something else?

[*Neo - Dave - eX]

hold on


/rummages through cds


/picks up washing

/rummages more


/ oo a pizza

/logs on to google

/finds it :D

ftp://ftp.usg.edu/pub/mirrors/simtelnet/msdos/microsft/pd0646.zip

there ye go :D

[Karate-Nig]

Hey bro, ICQ me 74988665, or look for a program from Mcafee called Easy Recovery Pro.

What Windows does when it deletes something is change the last character to an "Unrecognizeable" one, so in essence, as long as you haven't written over the sector the old data was located on, you can recover it.

In fact, what the guy up top said about formating is incorrect too. Even if you format, you can still recover all your old data that isn't written over by new data. Formatting just changes ALL the data to unrecognizeable characters. Easy Recovery is super well...easy to use, i have it if you need it.

Nig

[InkZ]

Depends whether you quick format or full format.


Quck format just zeros the first 2 sectors.

[Hutt'nKloas]

Or get a proggie like Norton utillities with fi Unerase wizzard, quit handy.......
If ya need it gimme a call...........

[HaCktiC]

does that also work with files u already deleted or just after installing it?

[Hutt'nKloas]

only after installing m8, theres no good way to recover deleted files if its some time ago(after multiple restarts)
This proggie just takes care of maintaining ure system and has some nice tools that are quit handy

[Switch]

yes this proggie r0x

thanks again for your help Hutt :)

[ReVo]

*strokes ME recovery points*

:D so handy, teh amount of tiems ive used that after viruses/****ign PC up

[lee]

hehe