| 3 Numb, on Jul 10, 2008 6:16:55 pm BSTIf it's factory fresh, and all your files are gone, then theirs no way to get them back. Reply to Numb | 4 brad, on Aug 28, 2008 12:25:37 am BSTThats not true. You can get your files back by downloading a program that retrieves them. When files are deleted, the do not "disappear". They are simply marked to be overwritten. Download a program (i dont have any recomendations because I dont know them by name) and follow its instructions. Just one warning: DON"T DOWNLOAD TO MUCH! The more you save to your hard drive, the more of your files that are OVERWRITTEN! Reply to brad | 5 kpinkw, on Oct 19, 2008 6:02:47 pm BSTDo you possibly know the name , can you help me I did the same thing. Lost the only photos I had of my husband and am broken hearted over it. Reply to kpinkw | 7 topman, on Nov 7, 2008 7:22:30 pm GMTI dont know if this is too late for you but have a look at www.getdeletedfilesback.com
Got some good advice on file recovery from PC's, camera cards and so on.
Also links to a good product to get your files back.
Best advice is not to use the same device as you lost files were on. The more you use it, the more likely the data (which is still there immediately after you apparently deleted it) will get overwritten by new files. Reply to topman |
| 8 topman, on Nov 7, 2008 7:24:20 pm GMTI dont know if this is too late for you but have a look at [www.getdeletedfilesback.com]
Got some good advice on file recovery from PC's, camera cards and so on.
Also links to a good product to get your files back.
Best advice is not to use the same device as you lost files were on. The more you use it, the more likely the data (which is still there immediately after you apparently deleted it) will get overwritten by new files. Reply to topman |
| 42 kisa1, on Jan 24, 2009 1:49:32 pm GMTMY PC KEPT CRASHING AND WOULDNT START UP AGAIN,MY HUBBY ACCIDENTLY DELETED ALL OUR PHOTOS.hUNDREDS.BABIES BEING BORN,HOLIDAY,EVERYTHING.HE HAS ALSO DELETED OUR EMAIL ADDRESSES.IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET OUR PHOTOS BACK? AND CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO DO IT PLEASE? Reply to kisa1 | 79 stephanie, on Apr 23, 2009 9:26:02 pm BSTMy SD card says that it has to be formatted how can I get my pictures and videos off of it? also My computer wont start if I do a system restore how can I retrieve all of my files off of that? Reply to stephanie | 84 rach, on May 5, 2009 1:55:32 am BSTI just found a way to recover files on an SD but now the problem is how do I get them off the recovery program. My husband said to use torrentz to get a code just so that I can get them off. The program I used was from easeus.com its called data recovery wizard it recovered pretty much all of pictures I had taken. And my camera was formatted twice. I hope this works for you as it did me. I hope I helped you in some way. Reply to rach |
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| 80 stephanie, on Apr 23, 2009 9:26:08 pm BSTMy SD card says that it has to be formatted how can I get my pictures and videos off of it? also My computer wont start if I do a system restore how can I retrieve all of my files off of that? Reply to stephanie |
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| 44 machado_praveen, on Jan 28, 2009 5:11:30 am GMTI have a solution for ur query.. i know a software where u can retrieve all lost files... i have jus heard of it and never tried it...its Stellar Phoenix NTFS Data Recovery 3.0.0.1... the trial pack of this can be downloaded..
hope that solves ur problem! Reply to machado_praveen |
| 50 None, on Jan 30, 2009 2:16:03 pm GMTDid you get your photos back? How? Reply to None |
| 66 wispa, on Mar 12, 2009 4:34:23 am GMTI had a solution for you. Asoftech Photo Recovery is developed to recover lost photos.
You can download it from asoftech website
http://www.asoftech.com Reply to wispa |
| 71 wispa, on Mar 27, 2009 9:16:27 am GMTYou can connect memory card or phone to your computer, and then use photo recovery software to try to recover the files.
I suggest that you try out Asoftech Photo Recovery, you can download a trial copy from
http://www.asoftech.com/apr/index.html
Just connect your phone to your computer, and then open Asoftech Photo Recovery, and Asoftech Photo Recovery should list your phone or memory card as a drive, and then you can select your drive and click "Start" to start recovering your lost photos. If you need to recover photo from your local hard disk, you can also do so by select drive letter in Asoftech Photo Recovery, and then click "Start" to start recover your photos. Reply to wispa |
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| 9 me, on Nov 25, 2008 6:19:39 pm GMTOk so...once you put your pc recovery disc in and the computer completes the process....it cannot be undone. This is the reason...the entire hard drive is formatted...aka...erased. There is no way to retrieve those files once it has been recovered. stop giving bad advice on here..This is why there are about 5 warnings that will pop up after you put the recovery cd in the drive. Reply to me | 13 jwwisu2, on Dec 23, 2008 1:51:21 am GMTThat's not completely true!
As the other users have been saying, as long as it has not been overwritten, the data might be recoverable (and it can sometimes even be recovered if it has been overwritten... but the chances are not as good). Some of it might be corrupted or missing, but you may get lucky and be able to recover whole files. I've had to perform this task for friends and family that lost data. It's much easier if you haven't done a system restore, but even if you have I know for a fact that I've been able to recover hundreds of thousands of files off recently formatted hard drives.
The advice about not downloading too much if at all is spot on as well. I recommend that you use another computer to download the program and install it on a usb drive. I use "undelete" as well and it has this option built in. I recommend downloading the version without the installer... it just includes everything you need in a zip file and can run once you extract it. As others have said, if you must use the same computer, then download the file straight to the usb drive and execute it from the usb drive. Try to use the affected hard drive as little as possible. Reply to jwwisu2 |
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| 17 miss_random_08, on Dec 29, 2008 8:33:56 am GMTCan you get photos back from a camera too? i was stupid enough to play around with the formating bit and they were of my cat who died and i really am heartbroken! can i get them back off of my camera though? ( well actually i think it might be the memory card )
Thanks Reply to miss_random_08 | 19 emjay33, on Dec 30, 2008 7:37:16 am GMTYou can actually recover pictures from camera. you have to download cardrecovery.com and should be able to retrieve it. I accidentally formatted my card disk and was able to retrieve it. BUT AS LONG AS YOU DONT use the card over before your recover it. Reply to emjay33 |
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| So so untrue..... its actually easy to get them back Reply to djsmurf | 46 kpinkw, on Jan 28, 2009 8:41:27 pm GMTHi , You sent me a step by step on how to retreive my files, pics etac. I am afraid I cant understand the first paragraph, if you could help me with that I would appreciate it.
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| 61 Lost, on Feb 16, 2009 5:02:13 pm GMTIf I used my digital camera and took two photos after I formatted the entire disk - is there any way to recover some of the 100% photos I had on my disk before I made the error of using the format function? I am sick of downloading and purchasing software that doesn't work - if you can't recover after using the camera with the same disk in it again then why doesn't someone just say that! Reply to Lost |
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| 51 chanix, on Feb 2, 2009 5:17:43 am GMTCan u please help me to find the lost files.......please!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reply to chanix |
| 52 chanix, on Feb 2, 2009 5:20:40 am GMTA Song On the End of the World
by Czeslaw Milosz
Translated by Anthony Milosz
On the day the world ends
A bee circles a clover,
A fisherman mends a glimmering net.
Happy porpoises jump in the sea,
By the rainspout young sparrows are playing
And the snake is gold-skinned as it should always be.
On the day the world ends
Women walk through the fields under their umbrellas,
A drunkard grows sleepy at the edge of a lawn,
Vegetable peddlers shout in the street
And a yellow-sailed boat comes nearer the island,
The voice of a violin lasts in the air
And leads into a starry night.
And those who expected lightning and thunder
Are disappointed.
And those who expected signs and archangels' trumps
Do not believe it is happening now.
As long as the sun and the moon are above,
As long as the bumblebee visits a rose,
As long as rosy infants are born
No one believes it is happening now.
Only a white-haired old man, who would be a prophet
Yet is not a prophet, for he's much too busy,
Repeats while he binds his tomatoes:
No other end of the world will there be,
No other end of the world will there be. Reply to chanix |
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