Brother not talking to me ?

Hollister11

Ok today my brother was using my computer and accidentally deleted my college project. And he isn't taking the blame but he was the only one he used it after i finished it and it was saved.. I saved it and then re-saved it..

I was pretty missed as it took me 2 hours to do and is due on Sunday. I told him he isn't using my laptop until i get a new one in few months.
Now he isn't talking to me and when i try to talk to him he calls me an ass***e and a c**t.

Was i in the wrong or is he ?

Gatling

He's in then wrong imo,

Stuff like important college work doesnt just get deleted by accident

December2012

Here is the only thing you can control - do your project, get it submitted and let you and your brother calm down.

You cannot control whether or not he apologises for deleting your project or calling you names.

Hollister11

I'm dont even care he deleted it anymore i did it earlier on again.
I just him to talk to me with out throwing me abuse like i did something to him!!

Big Bag of Chips

Is this the same brother who tripped you and your phone broke and he wouldn't apologise/replace it? I think it's time to accept that you and your brother clash and he will never apologise to you for "mishaps" that happen.

Accept that, and move on. When you are older you might have a better relationship. For now you're still stuck with an adolescent type relationship

Lalealynn

Hollister11 wrote: »

Ok today my brother was using my computer and accidentally deleted my college project. And he isn't taking the blame but he was the only one he used it after i finished it and it was saved.. I saved it and then re-saved it..

I was pretty missed as it took me 2 hours to do and is due on Sunday. I told him he isn't using my laptop until i get a new one in few months.
Now he isn't talking to me and when i try to talk to him he calls me an ass***e and a c**t.

Was i in the wrong or is he ?

Regardless of what happened he should not be calling you such names. And if it was him who accidentally deleted it he should apologize. But if he did apologize you should forgive him it was an accident.

Are you certain he did delete it? Why would he have opened it?

Also you know it is probably retrievable.

Even if you deleted it in the waste paper basket the file can be recovered unless it has been overwritten by new data. You can retrive anything you deleted in the recycle bin. When you delete a file from a recycle bin the file goes to a special folder not seen by the user and some softwares helps you to view then and retrive them. Deleting won't make the data on a computer erase permanently(Even permanently deleted with "Delete + Shift" or emptied recycle bin). Those deleted files are still stored on your PC, they're just invisible or inaccessible. Do a system restore. If still in Recycle bin open RCB click and select Restore file/folder. If it is still inaccessible then there is free open source software you can use to make it accessible again. But it is still there.But be carefulbefore you download anything because the files are there waiting to perhaps be overwritten and a download can do that sometimes. You would probably be ok but I just thought I would say.Windows does not delete a file when you delete it, it saves it until you need more space for memory.
If you did not empty the recycle bin that's where it might be. But I am assuming you checked there first.


By the way this is what you should try first. I think. Just below.
If you navigate to where the file was. Or if it was a folder open the folder that contained the folder such as desktop. When you find it right click and then select restore previous versions go to the date the file was saved. You will probably see a back up of all the files of that day and you can restore of copy it and save it somewhere else. Or there is other stuff you can try.
But there are loads of ways of doing it.

Stavro Mueller

Hollister11 wrote: »

Ok today my brother was using my computer and accidentally deleted my college project. And he isn't taking the blame but he was the only one he used it after i finished it and it was saved.. I saved it and then re-saved it..

I was pretty missed as it took me 2 hours to do and is due on Sunday. I told him he isn't using my laptop until i get a new one in few months.
Now he isn't talking to me and when i try to talk to him he calls me an ass***e and a c**t.

Was i in the wrong or is he ?

You're very lucky you were able to retrieve your college project. When I was at college I used to email my essays and projects to myself so that I'd not lose any work if anything went wrong. The iCloud™ came to a colleague's daughter's rescue when her laptop died when she was nearly finished her thesis. These things happen and it's a good habit to get into - backing up your work somewhere other than a computer.

Obviously I don't know what sort of relationship you and your brother have had over the years but right now it doesn't sound all that wonderful. He might be going through that obnoxious phase that some teenagers go through. Time will tell a lot. He might turn into a nice person when he grows up a bit or he may continue as he is.

Being brothers is meaningless when it comes to how well the pair of you get on. Perhaps in the future your relationship might improve from the childish dynamic that appears to be there now. In the meantime, work on the basis that he's an obnoxious brat and be careful. Whether he deleted your project by accident or deliberately (I really hope it's not this!) he's in the wrong. He knows it too - that's why he's treating you in this fashion. It's what some people do - they turn situations back on the other person and blame them.

You'd be better off working on the basis that your brother's the sort who'll break your stuff, perhaps use things belonging to you without your permission and generally behave like a brat. Put anything you value in a safe place he can't get to. Set up separate user accounts on the computer and password protect yours. Also stop trying to talk to him for now.

Edit: When he deleted your project, did he also empty the recycle bin? You could retrieve it if you try this http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-data-recovery-file-undelete-utility.htm