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  • toys2cool
    Ultimate Mego Warrior
    • Nov 27, 2006
    • 28605

    anyone know how to retrieve deleted pics from your hard drive?

    Kind of like what the FBI does when they take your PC away....I had my Warrior collectors site and it was taken down cause someone complained but I had all my pics of all of the stuff that I had found thru out the years..my wife deleted everything is there anyway to get those back? how far back can you go back? thanx guys
    "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

    http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
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  • palitoy
    live. laugh. lisa needs braces
    • Jun 16, 2001
    • 59200

    #2
    Do a system restore.
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    • toys2cool
      Ultimate Mego Warrior
      • Nov 27, 2006
      • 28605

      #3
      Originally posted by palitoy
      Do a system restore.
      I hadn't touched my PC since I got my laptop and the last possible restore time is 8 months ago, she deleted them like 2 years ago..thanx man
      "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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      • megoapesnut
        The name says it all!
        • Dec 3, 2007
        • 3722

        #4
        When you delete files from your hard drive, it doesn't really eliminate the file, it just alters the directory of the drive to tell it that the space the file is using is free and removes the availability of your system to access it. There is software that will scan your drive and give you a list of all files that are deleted and can be reaccessed. The more stuff you put on your drive since it was deleted, the more chance you have of that free space being utilized and the file being overwritten enough to be unrecoverable. I have had some success in the past using Norton's disk utilities to recover deleted files, but not a whole lot. And that was many many moons ago. I don't know what software is out there anymore. I keep so many backups of my files that I haven't had to rely on retrieval software for maybe 10-15 years. Maybe google file recovery software and see what's out there. Good luck D.

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        • megoapesnut
          The name says it all!
          • Dec 3, 2007
          • 3722

          #5
          Originally posted by toys2cool
          I hadn't touched my PC since I got my laptop and the last possible restore time is 8 months ago, she deleted them like 2 years ago..thanx man
          You will probably not be able to access files deleted 2 years ago. Unless you haven't used the computer much since then

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          • toys2cool
            Ultimate Mego Warrior
            • Nov 27, 2006
            • 28605

            #6
            Originally posted by megoapesnut
            When you delete files from your hard drive, it doesn't really eliminate the file, it just alters the directory of the drive to tell it that the space the file is using is free and removes the availability of your system to access it. There is software that will scan your drive and give you a list of all files that are deleted and can be reaccessed. The more stuff you put on your drive since it was deleted, the more chance you have of that free space being utilized and the file being overwritten enough to be unrecoverable. I have had some success in the past using Norton's disk utilities to recover deleted files, but not a whole lot. And that was many many moons ago. I don't know what software is out there anymore. I keep so many backups of my files that I haven't had to rely on retrieval software for maybe 10-15 years. Maybe google file recovery software and see what's out there. Good luck D.
            thanx bro, yea I googled it and there are a ton of softwares that claim to do it...but I don't know if I trust any of those looks like an easy way to get a virus
            "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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            • Captain Big Trousers
              Veteran Member
              • Jan 14, 2012
              • 333

              #7
              Originally posted by megoapesnut
              You will probably not be able to access files deleted 2 years ago. Unless you haven't used the computer much since then
              ^ This. Probably overwritten a long time ago.

              Backup. Backup. Backup.

              ^I have said the magic word three times. You will backup your hard drive from this day forth, lest ye summon the wrath of the hardware (and/or meatware) failure demons.
              Even My Henchmen Think I'm Crazy.

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              • Brue
                User without title
                • Sep 29, 2005
                • 4241

                #8
                years after i decided to abandon my site, i found images on the wayback machine.
                unfortunately I searched yours and only found text
                ultimatewarriorcollection on wayback

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                • mazinz
                  Persistent Member
                  • Jul 2, 2007
                  • 2249

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Captain Big Trousers
                  ^ This. Probably overwritten a long time ago.

                  Backup. Backup. Backup.

                  ^I have said the magic word three times. You will backup your hard drive from this day forth, lest ye summon the wrath of the hardware (and/or meatware) failure demons.
                  Not fully true. In some cases I was able to get pics back on peoples pc's going back as far as 3-4 years prior.

                  at any rate
                  easeus makes very good software for this which I have used on a number of occasions
                  http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywi...y-software.htm

                  and a friend of mine used this one with good results:
                  http://www.winundelete.com/?rid=google&kid=wu0408
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                  • Brue
                    User without title
                    • Sep 29, 2005
                    • 4241

                    #10
                    i had to lose data twice before i dedicated an external hard drive to Time Machine back up.
                    i lost school work, personal files, video clips and lots of irreplaceable photos.

                    let one loss be your number.

                    PS - don't get false hopes on a system restore. it is uncommon and unlikely (unless, as stated you didn't use the computer much)

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                    • sauce
                      Removed
                      • Jun 24, 2007
                      • 3491

                      #11
                      I dunno how to help with the old stuff, D. That really sucks.
                      But going forward, yes, backup is the way.
                      I don't trust the external hard drives, though, and have decided to invest in off-site storage.
                      I am currently using CRASHPLAN and I recommend it. I had CARBONITE for a while, but made the switch because it was lagging in MAC support & software upgrades.

                      Good luck with the retrieval! I think it is possible, I just dunno how.

                      B

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                      • toys2cool
                        Ultimate Mego Warrior
                        • Nov 27, 2006
                        • 28605

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Brue
                        years after i decided to abandon my site, i found images on the wayback machine.
                        unfortunately I searched yours and only found text
                        ultimatewarriorcollection on wayback
                        d'oh!! thanx anyway bro
                        "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

                        http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
                        My stuff on facebook Incompatible Browser | Facebook

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                        • toys2cool
                          Ultimate Mego Warrior
                          • Nov 27, 2006
                          • 28605

                          #13
                          I appreciate all the help guys, thanx
                          "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

                          http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
                          My stuff on facebook Incompatible Browser | Facebook

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                          • ctc
                            Fear the monkeybat!
                            • Aug 16, 2001
                            • 11183

                            #14
                            Hmmmm....

                            If you remember the names of the pics, or better yet; a folder they were in, try a search. Sometimes Windows will still find stuff that's been deleted but not overwritten.

                            Don C.

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                            • Mego Magyar
                              Permanent Member
                              • Jan 17, 2011
                              • 2675

                              #15
                              I have and have used Active File Recovery and it worked great. Of course that's only if the information hasn't been overwritten. I had a hard drive that lost it's partition and wasn't readable when hookup but Active File saw all the information and I was able to recover it.

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