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Old 11-12-2007   #1 (permalink)
Joe


 
 

Monitoring deleted files

Hi,
Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.

I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
through the recyle bin first?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-12-2007   #2 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

Hi,

There's nothing that will do that. There are deleted file recovery programs
like http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html to help in these
circumstances.

By the by, large files don't get deleted without acknowledgement from the
user, unless you somehow altered the system to do so (and I'd think you'd
know it if you did). They can be overwritten with new data, or renamed, but
not deleted unless the user agrees to the warning that the file is being
permanently deleted, bypassing the recycle bin.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:71013BDC-2F17-4B52-A03F-57A0BB861D97@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hi,
> Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
>
> I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> through the recyle bin first?
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #3 (permalink)
dennis


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files



"Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:71013BDC-2F17-4B52-A03F-57A0BB861D97@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hi,
> Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
>
> I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> through the recyle bin first?
You can get a backup program like Memeo (www.memeo.com) which will backup
versions of your files.
However video files tend to be rather large so it may not do what you want
depending on how fast your disk system is and how big your files are.
It works fine for stills and documents on my system using a buffalo NAS box
for the storage.
There is a free trial if you want to try it.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #4 (permalink)
theclyde


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

On Nov 12, 4:33 pm, Joe <J...@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

> Hi,
> Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
>
> I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> through the recyle bin first?
If you figure out a way to monitor file deletions, you should
definately let Microsoft know how you did it. Then they could
implement the functionality in their index so it no longer finds files
after you delete them.

Seriously though - ouch, that sucks. Is there a setting in your video
editor to toggle the delete warning off? or is it a bug in the
software?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #5 (permalink)
Joe


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

thanks, I installed the program but everytime i try to run a scan it says
access denied, log on with an account with admin previliages, which i have
done. Any ideas?

I am using vista if that helps.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi,
>
> There's nothing that will do that. There are deleted file recovery programs
> like http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html to help in these
> circumstances.
>
> By the by, large files don't get deleted without acknowledgement from the
> user, unless you somehow altered the system to do so (and I'd think you'd
> know it if you did). They can be overwritten with new data, or renamed, but
> not deleted unless the user agrees to the warning that the file is being
> permanently deleted, bypassing the recycle bin.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:71013BDC-2F17-4B52-A03F-57A0BB861D97@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Hi,
> > Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> > another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
> >
> > I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> > permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> > there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> > through the recyle bin first?
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #6 (permalink)
Joe


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

I think what the program did was corrupt the video because i was only able to
find one copy of the file, it was unreadable and shrank to a 1mb size. The
edited video it was supposed to create did not create.

"theclyde" wrote:
Quote:

> On Nov 12, 4:33 pm, Joe <J...@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

> > Hi,
> > Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> > another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
> >
> > I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> > permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> > there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> > through the recyle bin first?
>
> If you figure out a way to monitor file deletions, you should
> definately let Microsoft know how you did it. Then they could
> implement the functionality in their index so it no longer finds files
> after you delete them.
>
> Seriously though - ouch, that sucks. Is there a setting in your video
> editor to toggle the delete warning off? or is it a bug in the
> software?
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #7 (permalink)
Joe


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

sorry nevermid, i right clicked it and run as admin,

thanks rick

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi,
>
> There's nothing that will do that. There are deleted file recovery programs
> like http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html to help in these
> circumstances.
>
> By the by, large files don't get deleted without acknowledgement from the
> user, unless you somehow altered the system to do so (and I'd think you'd
> know it if you did). They can be overwritten with new data, or renamed, but
> not deleted unless the user agrees to the warning that the file is being
> permanently deleted, bypassing the recycle bin.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:71013BDC-2F17-4B52-A03F-57A0BB861D97@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Hi,
> > Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> > another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
> >
> > I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> > permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> > there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> > through the recyle bin first?
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #8 (permalink)
Joe


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

DOes it not find .avi files, all the files found are just bmp and jpg

"Rick Rogers" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi,
>
> There's nothing that will do that. There are deleted file recovery programs
> like http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html to help in these
> circumstances.
>
> By the by, large files don't get deleted without acknowledgement from the
> user, unless you somehow altered the system to do so (and I'd think you'd
> know it if you did). They can be overwritten with new data, or renamed, but
> not deleted unless the user agrees to the warning that the file is being
> permanently deleted, bypassing the recycle bin.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:71013BDC-2F17-4B52-A03F-57A0BB861D97@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Hi,
> > Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> > another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
> >
> > I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> > permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> > there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> > through the recyle bin first?
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #9 (permalink)
Joe


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

ok thanks


"dennis@xxxxxx" wrote:
Quote:

>
>
> "Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:71013BDC-2F17-4B52-A03F-57A0BB861D97@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Hi,
> > Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
> > another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
> >
> > I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it has
> > permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time. Is
> > there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt pass
> > through the recyle bin first?
>
> You can get a backup program like Memeo (www.memeo.com) which will backup
> versions of your files.
> However video files tend to be rather large so it may not do what you want
> depending on how fast your disk system is and how big your files are.
> It works fine for stills and documents on my system using a buffalo NAS box
> for the storage.
> There is a free trial if you want to try it.
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-13-2007   #10 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Monitoring deleted files

Hi,

Then either they weren't deleted, they were renamed, or the space they
formerly occupied was overwritten. That is just one program, there are
others, and there is also professional recovery.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BAB91000-2926-4344-8177-30590C3A5D45@xxxxxx
Quote:

> DOes it not find .avi files, all the files found are just bmp and jpg
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Hi,
>>
>> There's nothing that will do that. There are deleted file recovery
>> programs
>> like http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html to help in these
>> circumstances.
>>
>> By the by, large files don't get deleted without acknowledgement from the
>> user, unless you somehow altered the system to do so (and I'd think you'd
>> know it if you did). They can be overwritten with new data, or renamed,
>> but
>> not deleted unless the user agrees to the warning that the file is being
>> permanently deleted, bypassing the recycle bin.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Joe" <Joe@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:71013BDC-2F17-4B52-A03F-57A0BB861D97@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> > Hi,
>> > Is there anyway of monitoring files which have been deleted one way or
>> > another from my machine, pehaps using the event viewer.
>> >
>> > I am currently using a video editing program and to my frustration it
>> > has
>> > permently deleted one of my files without warning for the second time.
>> > Is
>> > there any way to monitor what has gone from the hdd even if it didnt
>> > pass
>> > through the recyle bin first?
>>
>>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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