2007-02-12 05:01:48 · 5 answers · asked by mad_in_mood 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Its a longshot, but try a system restore to the day before you messed up.
2007-02-12 05:11:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a reason that Windows introduced the Recycle Bin. It was so that if you accidentally deleted something you really needed, you can get it back.
The problem is if you decided to clear out the recycle bin and it is now empty, there is no way for Windows to easily get that back for you.
The space was considered "reserved" in case you needed to undelete the files, but once you get them out of the recycle bin, the space may have been re-used by new software that you loaded, overwritten by a new file, or parts of it lost.
If you have not done any changes to the system since the time of deletion, you may be able to use a disk utility to locate and try to piece together the file again from various sectors on the hard disk, but since you probably used the computer to ask this question on Yahoo! and the system created new cookies and possibly updated the paging file, you might be missing some sectors that will be unrecoverable.
It's always a good idea to burn a CD or DVD containing data or files that you are trying to get off the system, and to make periodic backups of the system so you can easily restore in an emergency. Bad thing is we (myself included)never usually think about it until something is lost.
2007-02-12 13:18:03 · answer #2 · answered by SteveN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get software to recover some things, most of the free stuff is limited as to how much you can recover. If you need the files bad enough it might cost you some money.
2007-02-12 13:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by devast725 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are gone forever.
2007-02-12 13:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are gone for good!
2007-02-12 13:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by Lil' Gay Monster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋