I have a work computer and I'm getting a new job so I took all the personal files off of it, and deleted the recycling bin. I've been using a memory stick, but somehow my mom managed to delete all the files on it while trying to copy and past a file. Now EVERYTHING is gone and I'm FREAKING out... is it gone forever? I had photos of some of my husband's soldiers who have died in Iraq, all of our budgets, my resume, complete addresses for my friends and family, research, poems and letters... you name it!!!! HELP!!!
2007-06-29 16:09:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
you could try this but i dont know if it works on memory sticks .. give it a shot ..
http://www.pcperformancetools.com/recovermyfiles.htm
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2007-06-29 16:13:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes & no. The answer really is it depends. If you delete files on your flash drive (or camera memory chip), you can usually recover them, *IF* you have not written a new file on the part of the memory chip where the old file used to exist.
You can use a completely free program called TestDisk to recover these files.
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
Click on Download on the left hand column. If you use the flash disk on a windows machine then your flash drive is of this type: FAT12/FAT16/FAT32
2007-06-29 23:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by compnerd814 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were using a Flash Drive, I can TRY to recover them for you at a very reasonable price, you will have to mail it to me.. OR if you want to try it yourself, and save the money, go here and download this file, it works sometimes, but not all the time, as long as anyone has not overwritten the files with other data it may be recoverable... This Site that I am sending you too, this Guy is a MSVP (Microsoft Valued Professional) and he has good advice, and the links for the software..
One thing to remember, Recovering Files is a Possibility, NOT a Guarantee, and NO ONE can guarantee the recovery, if they say they can, they are telling a big Lie.. Good Luck
2007-06-29 23:18:16 · answer #3 · answered by Devil Dog 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Gone forever. Sorry. You're only chance for salvation is to check the 'recycle bin' on the desktop. If they are not in there, nothing that you do can bring them back.
2007-06-29 23:12:51 · answer #4 · answered by Baker Baker 1-9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i accidentally deleted my fiances hard drive once. after apologizing about a hundred times, I came across a program that brought her hard drive back from the dead.
getdaback software lets you run it for free* the catch is, if it is able to recover your files it will let you see the files, but you have to buy the license to copy them.
http://www.runtime.org/
it worked for me, and since its free it is worth a shot. good luck.
2007-06-29 23:28:22 · answer #5 · answered by da_e_knows 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in normal circumstances it wouldn't be gone forever, but putting something else on there has wiped them forever, sorry.
dont use the card and hold on i'm going to put up a link to try to recover them.
http://www.download.com/PC-Inspector-Smart-Recovery/3000-2242_4-10261986.html?tag=lst-0-1
download this program, it should recover whatever is recoverable on the card. if the link dosnt work:
www.download.com
and search for PC Inspector Smart Recovery
2007-06-29 23:17:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-06-29 23:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by smittydingo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's gone.
sorry but this is why you must copy things you want to keep to CD or DVD
2007-06-29 23:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by rsist34 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋