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Deleted something by mistake... can I get it back?

  • 19-08-2008 10:15pm
    #1
    evad_lhorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,896 ✭✭✭


    Deleted an Icon by mistake to do with my mothers work, I think. can I GET IT BACK? I shift+deleted it. any quick help would be great


Comments

  • #2
    ewj1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭ewj1978


    look in recycle bin?.. only joking... You'll have to go into C: program files and try to find the icon in the program file.. then just create a desktop icon again..


  • #3
    evad_lhorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,896 ✭✭✭evad_lhorg


    but it was a file not a shortcut.


  • #4
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055354241


  • #5
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Don't write anything to the same drive the file was stored on, get some file recovery software and install in onto a USB pen drive and run it. Search for your file. And realise that Shift-Delete sucks donkeys and sometimes the recycle bin does come in handy.


  • #6
    ewj1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭ewj1978


    evad_lhorg wrote: »
    but it was a file not a shortcut.

    If it was on the desktop its usually a shortcut...unless you were actually in the file folder at the time?


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  • #7
    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    ewj1978 wrote: »
    If it was on the desktop its usually a shortcut...unless you were actually in the file folder at the time?

    Not necessarily true and obviously not in this case . Your desktop is in effect a folder where you can store anything you like - it just happens to open on startup with a fancy background and is where Windows likes to put your shortcuts . Browse to C/DocumentsandSettings/YourUserAccount and you'll find a plain old folder just like the rest of them called Desktop .

    +1 to everthing that TouchingVirus said , OP .


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