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Recovering deleted data

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  • 02-10-2011 12:26am
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    cmegzc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭


    OK, this is probably a long shot, but I might as well try anyway. Basically I lost a memory stick with all my photos on it from the past 6 years or so on it, (I'm pretty sure I left it in college one day and I only realised over the summer so asked when I got back there a few weeks ago and they said for data protection they destroy them all). I had them saved at one point on my current computer but as it's only a notebook I figured it would speed up the computer if I relieved the space on the computer so I deleted them. I have heard rumours before than nothing is really ever completely deleted, so would there be any chance of retrieving them from this computer? Please, I really want all my photos back...:(

    Note: My IT skills are limited enough, I could do a decent attempt at something but I'm not particualy advanced on matters of the computing world!
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    Firblog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭Firblog


    first of all switch of your notebook and keep it off. The more you use it the less chance there is of recovering anything.
    Using a different pc download Hirens boot cd and burn it to cd. Put it into your notebook drive and boot with it. Use the various utilities on there to try to recover the pics. Recovery -> Getdataback NTFS is fairly good for this.


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    cmegzc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭cmegzc


    thanks, but is there any other way? I don't have a cd drive...and it was ages ago that I deleted the stuff, is there any shops that would try to recover my stuff without too much cost?


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    T-Bird
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭T-Bird


    Try running Get Data Back It scans drive. Follow instructions.


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    Lab_Mouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,219 ✭✭✭Lab_Mouse


    cmegzc wrote: »
    and it was ages ago that I deleted the stuff

    when you delete stuff it isnt actualy deleted it just flags up parts of your hard drive for new data to be added to.So it will get over written with new data as you install stuff etc.good chance its too late


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    SouperComputer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    DO NOT RUN ANY RECOVERY PROGRAM ON THE LAPTOP WHATSOEVER

    I dont use caps much, if at all, but this is important. As someone else aluded to, you need to mount the HD on another computer, otherwise your chances of recovery will diminish very quickly. If a lot of data has been written to the drive since the photos were delete, you chances are slim of recovery as the photo data will have been overwritten.

    GetDataback for NTFS is good
    rstudio is another good one


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