Recover Deleted Files - Comments Page 2

i did system restore. but i 3 hard drives( i think drive c,d,e) then my system was restored but my files on drive e were gone. and everytime i open it, it says : "E:\ is not accessible. Error performing inpage operation" wat should do?? :((

when i was trying to scan my files from viruses, all my files are deleted,my mp3,images etc.what im gonna do?

EDITOR'S NOTE: What anti-virus program did you use?

I run a recording studio using Pro Tools. I use a 250 GB Fantom Titanium external HD. A client of mine was trying to upload a mp3 version of a beat to my drive so they could record their vocals over it. In the process my system completely froze. So, I turned my computer off without unhooking the USB of my external hard drive. Once I rebooted all of my Pro Tools files (of every client I have) were gone off of my external hard drive. How do I recover them?

EDITOR'S NOTE: There's a good chance that the files are still there, and only the file pointers are missing. A good file recovery tool, such as Restoration, should help you recover them.

a note to mike and the editor.. you can right click and delete the recycle bin. your deleting the icon . the process is still there all you need to do is go into your taskbar and startmenu options, go to desktop icons and check the box... but in the editors defense.. it does promp you telling you you are deleteing only an icon, and it tells you right there how to get it back.. i know this not only because i am a certified tech but also because i have done it a good many times not thinking :)

EDITOR'S NOTE: On my system, right-clicking on the Recycle Bin brings up a menu without the Delete option.

i deleted my files on accident on a mac, how do i recover them?

EDITOR'S NOTE: There's a link in the article for Data Rescue, for Macs.

i have deleted some pictures is there any way i can retreive them

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ummmmm, yes. Did you read the article?

Hi, I have a memory stick (i.e., one that you plug into the USB port) that has suddenly stopped workging and I wonder if it is possible to recover files from there.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Try plugging it into another computer. If that doesn't work, I'd assume the files are lost.

You confirmed my thoughts about online storage. I find it exhausting and expensive. What about X Drive? They have been around for awhile.

Hi, I accidentally deleted the folder "service" from the control panel... I had a copy of it on my desktop after a reinstall (I didnt do), and I wanted to delete it. I used the del command in a dos to delete it, thinking it would only delete symbolic links, but it actually emptied the folder, even in my control panel... I tried to use different restore softwares, but i cant find them. Is there a way to reinstall folder from the control panel?

EDITOR'S NOTE: System Restore is your friend. See http://askbobrankin.com/system_restore.html

Is there any way to recover files that have been opened from a flash drive on your computer if you no longer have that drive? I ask this because my flash drive was pretty much destroyed recently . . . the part that you stick into the computer (the male end) got broken off the rest of it (I have a Lexar flash drive, 1gb), and we can reattach it. I'm close to a nervous breakdown, since I have no backups and they are very precious files.

EDITOR'S NOTE: If the files reside only on your flash drive, then simply opening them on your computer will not transfer a copy to your hard drive. You can probably get the flash drive repaired, but it may be costly.

Realised I must have deleted, but don't know how, an important document. It was a .txt file, that is from a 'Notepad' application - so only 10KB at most. I've used 'Restoration', PC Inspector File Recovery' and 'Undelete Plus'. I cannot find this file anywhere, and I did delete some files but they were only a few days ago - must have been then. I'm on a Vista. I'm devastated to be honest, is there anything I can do? Thanks in advance.

EDITOR'S NOTE: If it's not in the Recycle Bin, and the recovery tools can't find it, then most likely it was overwritten on the disk. Little to no chance of recovery in that case.

I am using Outlook Express for my email. Since about three days ago, I have not been able to use it as several of my files have been damaged. I have tried to compact my emails several times and reboot, and it may work for one file, but not all. Then it may work for a few minutes, but then stop working. I have seen where there are several downloads to use to recover these files, but I do not want to have to pay for such, and I want to make sure I am using what I need to be using. Any suggestions will help. Thank you

I deleted a big .pst file of 500MBs. I was able to find the deleted file using Restoration, but only using the "Include even if the file is zero" option. When I try to "Restore by copying" selecting the file, nothing happens.

EDITOR'S NOTE: That's because the file is zero bytes! It's empty.

I recently attempted a system recovery using the supplied cd's, however when it was done I realized that my external harddrive was written over using the files from the cd's. I thought that I was being very proactive, because I moved everything to the external hardrive, that I wanted to keep. Can files from an external hard drive be recovered? It is a Maxtor 3200.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Recovery should work the same for an external or internal disk. But if the files have actually been over-written, it's not likely that you'll be able to recover much. Think of it like "scribbling" all over an etch-a-sketch image.

HHHHEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!! I deleted a file a bit less than a week ago. Every free undelete type system (6 of them) can't find it. One demo for a costly one, Uneraser, found it really easily. Any program as good as it that's free? NEED HELP NOW!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Well, you didn't say which ones you've tried... how about the ones mentioned in my article?

Yes, I read the article. But while mine is a problem mentioned in your opening statement, the part about "...poof", and "...it's all happened to us...", I didn't see it addressed.

I selected all of the pics I had on a flash drive with the intent of moving them to my hard drive. I held down control and clicked a couple of .thm files I didn't need with the mindset of deleting only those, right-clicked, delete, yes I was sure, and "poof", I realized my mistake.

As you know, they did not get relegated to the Recycle Bin, that would be too easy. I'm open to suggestions and ridicule if it will help me recover these precious pics and vids of my 2-yr old as an infant.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Mike, if you have not added or changed anything else on the drive, I think there's a good chance you can recover them with Restoration or a similar utility.

I had an account on Webshots about 3 or so years ago. I was getting a new computer during that time, so to back up my photos, I e-mailed them to myself. I've tried to open them, but there's the dreaded red X in place of each one. And when I've right-clicked Properties, copied & pasted the URL, it's no longer there. (I guess since it's been so long.) I've contacted Webshots with no reply, so I was just wondering if there was a way to recover files that you've uploaded onto a website, instead of just saved onto the computer? Thank you for any help anyone can give.

EDITOR'S NOTE: If they've been deleted from the website, you're out of luck. But if you sent the actual photos to your email (not just links to the photos online) then I think you should be able to download the attachments and view those photos locally.

The VERY best file recovery software I've ever come across, and I've been using it for years with 100% success, is Ontrack's Easy File Recovery Pro.
It's never let me down. Ever.

My computer takes sooo long to boot up. When I look at task manager I see as many as 70 processes running. Is there a way to go into config sys and safely change the processes that start up when I boot up? How do I know what the programs are that are associated with the processes?

Hi, My husbands computer crashed quite a few times in 2005 and he lost valuable e-mails that would now greatly help in our pending Court Case. He was on gmail. Although the years have passed away and this question is 2 years late is there now any hope of retrieval???

EDITOR'S NOTE: A computer crash should not affect the Gmail account. All of the emails are stored on the web. Did you try logging into the Gmail account?