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Old 12-02-2007   #1 (permalink)
Ben Ramsay


 
 

Urgent

I am looking for a recovery tool that would allow you to recover deleted
data from a hard drive, Prefer a tool that will recover in Vista NTFS file
system.

Responce and solution needed asafp


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-02-2007   #2 (permalink)
philo


 
 

Re: Urgent


"Ben Ramsay" <benramsay97@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I am looking for a recovery tool that would allow you to recover deleted
> data from a hard drive, Prefer a tool that will recover in Vista NTFS file
> system.
>
> Responce and solution needed asafp
>

First: Turn your machine off at once.

Here is a utility that I've seen touted often enough on Usenet...though have
not personally tried it myself...
but they have a free trial.

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


Again...NOTE: The best thing to do if you've lost data is to TURN YOUR
MACINE OFF AT ONCE!!!!


The more you use your machine, the greater the chance that your lost data
will be over-written.


Even the act of installing data rcovery software could over-write your
data...
so it would be best to install the software on another machine...then remove
the HD from the "machine to be recovered"...
and temporarily slave it to the "recovery" machine


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-02-2007   #3 (permalink)
anandk


 
 

Re: Urgent

you could also try freeware http://www.recuva.com/

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Old 12-02-2007   #4 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Urgent

Hi Ben,

I've frequently used this utility with good success on recently deleted
files:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
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"Ben Ramsay" <benramsay97@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I am looking for a recovery tool that would allow you to recover deleted
>data from a hard drive, Prefer a tool that will recover in Vista NTFS file
>system.
>
> Responce and solution needed asafp
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-02-2007   #5 (permalink)
Kerry Brown


 
 

Re: Urgent

Depending on which version of Vista you have you may already have such a
tool. Right click on the folder that contained the files and click on the
Previous Versions tab.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...f40121033.mspx

Note this only applies to Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca

"Ben Ramsay" <benramsay97@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:66D34D6A-F9AB-4B4E-9D58-D857A44F7F9A@xxxxxx
Quote:

>I am looking for a recovery tool that would allow you to recover deleted
>data from a hard drive, Prefer a tool that will recover in Vista NTFS file
>system.
>
> Responce and solution needed asafp
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-02-2007   #6 (permalink)
Ben Ramsay


 
 

Re: Urgent - Update

I will rephrase the question I have Reinstalled the os and have found theat
some files i had were not backed up. I dave the option of recovering from d
or c

Assistance as befor asafp

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-02-2007   #7 (permalink)
Ben Ramsay


 
 

Re: Urgent

I will rephrase the question I have Reinstalled the os and have found theat
some files i had were not backed up. I dave the option of recovering from d
or c

Assistance as before asafp

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-02-2007   #8 (permalink)
Kerry Brown


 
 

Re: Urgent

Shut down your computer. All the time Windows is running it is updating
things on the hard drive. Every time it writes to the hard drive there is
less chance of recovering anything. Recovering anything at this point will
not be easy. If the data is very important to you consider letting a
professional do it.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca

"Ben Ramsay" <benramsay97@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I will rephrase the question I have Reinstalled the os and have found theat
> some files i had were not backed up. I dave the option of recovering from
> d
> or c
>
> Assistance as before asafp
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-02-2007   #9 (permalink)
philo


 
 

Re: Urgent - Update


"Ben Ramsay" <benramsay97@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6D6E6F0B-6846-46BD-9874-3CD0B6F5A8EE@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I will rephrase the question I have Reinstalled the os and have found
theat
Quote:

> some files i had were not backed up. I dave the option of recovering from
d
Quote:

> or c
>
> Assistance as befor asafp
>
If the OS has been re-loaded there is *NO* way you will be able to recover
them yourself.

In theory, they could be retrieved...but it would take *very expensive* lab
work!


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Old 12-03-2007   #10 (permalink)
Ben Ramsay


 
 

Re: Urgent - Update

I have managed to recover 80% of the information using drive D as my
recovery option. As I only backup to this drive it was the best choice. I
used a program called file scavenger, while only a demo, I managed to
recover the important imformation that I needed and as for the rest I can
recreate them when needed.

As with any file system it is not always secure, Fat definately was not and
NTFS is not but it does take time to locate information. Another reason not
to store private information on you computer. If you do make sure it is
unrecoverable.
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> "Ben Ramsay" <benramsay97@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6D6E6F0B-6846-46BD-9874-3CD0B6F5A8EE@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> I will rephrase the question I have Reinstalled the os and have found
> theat
Quote:

>> some files i had were not backed up. I dave the option of recovering from
> d
Quote:

>> or c
>>
>> Assistance as befor asafp
>>
>
> If the OS has been re-loaded there is *NO* way you will be able to recover
> them yourself.
>
> In theory, they could be retrieved...but it would take *very expensive*
> lab
> work!
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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