I recently had to do a complete system restore with the CD from the manufactor and seems I have lost all my pictures which unfortunately were not backed up on a CD. Anyone know of any possible way that I might be able to recover those pictures? Thanks.
2006-09-05 12:20:42 · 7 answers · asked by rustymustangs 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
The agony of delete.
I always tell my clients to backup, backup and then backup. For as little effort as it takes to do a backup... it is priceless.
2006-09-05 12:28:45 · answer #1 · answered by FullMast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. If you restored from the OEM CD, you wiped and formatted the hard drive. Everything's gone. Sorry.
In case there's a next time: install whatever programs, drivers, etc. you need to get back to your previous configuration, then set a Restore Point (Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore). This will save a copy of the configuration but, if used, will leave data files alone.
2006-09-05 19:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by r_moulton76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are some softwares for restoring files you already deleted from your pc, the thing is that they are kind of expensive.
So what you can do is this:
First do a search at google with the words "data recovery" there are a lot of those software (not as good as the one you buy), then look for them in torrentz, emule, etc. and download it. Be sure they are safe (googling them again).
There is not guarantee that you will get them back but at least u can try.
2006-09-05 19:31:49 · answer #3 · answered by fireangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a way to do it but only if you have a secondary harddrive installed on your computer. you can recover the pictures with a program, but the program will not let you put them on the same harddrive. there has to be somewhere else to put them. or you can call around to professional computer repair shops, someone will be able to recover them for you, but it will cost a lot.
2006-09-05 19:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by kristeena911 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cant doing the restore to factory settings wipes everything your harddrive registry, everything. Just learn from this and back up more frequently.
2006-09-05 19:21:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lost of the picture was a virus!! If they were erased from hard drive, you can not get them back!!
2006-09-05 19:30:59 · answer #6 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all lost
2006-09-06 01:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by BHARGAVA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋