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  • #16
    Here's a URL for a freeware program that claims to recover deleted files in Windows95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP (that is, XP not using NTFS - NTFS support is promised soon.).

    http://home.arcor.de/christian_grau/rescue/index.html

    Here's the description of the program, as stolen from the site:
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    What Drive Rescue can do for you:


    Find any lost and deleted data on your drive (e.g. hard disk) even if the partition table is lost or the drive has been quick-formatted
    Lost Data, that is the result of a system crash can also be recovered

    What Drive Rescue can NOT do for you:

    Find any data on a physically damaged drive

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    I just made a quick test using the emergency version "rescue disk.zip" as it would seem handy to just keep a copy on a floppy for future use.
    I conducted the test at the optimum time, ie. before I did anything on my system.
    I deleted 9 .jpg files, and using this program, I successfully recovered 6 of them.
    Not a stellar rating for sure, but it's free - and in an emergency, any data that it can retrieve is sure to be appreciated.

    LOL - there is always the possibility that if I had read the help files, and tweaked the options, I might have had a higher success rate.
    I don't know?
    But at this point I would still think everyone should DL a copy, and keep it in their warchest - just in case.
    The reason a diamond shines so brightly is because it has many facets which reflect light.

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    • #17
      Re: Accidently Deleted My Documents Folder

      I suggest you download a DataRecoveryWizard to use.
      Homepage: http://www.easeus.com

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      • #18
        Re: Accidently Deleted My Documents Folder

        If you had of suggested it 3 years ago it might have been worthwhile...

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        • #19
          Re: Accidently Deleted My Documents Folder

          Closer to 4yrs more like than 3yrs though more than 4yrs ago would've been better in this case.

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