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[H] Reinistalled windows without backing up.

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DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
August 28 2009 13:51 GMT
#1
So as the thread implies, I accidentally forgot to backup my system. Nothing major has been lost because I have most of my content on my external hard drive. However, I heard there are programs that are able to bring back the files lost, any recommendations?

GoSu
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Korea (South)1773 Posts
August 28 2009 13:59 GMT
#2
Didnt you have memory problem without backup ? I hear someone that he forgot that and get some software problems. Weird :/
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b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
August 28 2009 14:08 GMT
#3
The programs are only able to bring back like text files, images, docs, powerpoints and stuff like that. I'm pretty sure your music and vids and what not are all gone and most programs can't recover them.
DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
August 28 2009 14:09 GMT
#4
It was a clean install so everything was set as if it was from the factory.
DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
August 28 2009 14:10 GMT
#5
On August 28 2009 23:08 b3h47pte wrote:
The programs are only able to bring back like text files, images, docs, powerpoints and stuff like that. I'm pretty sure your music and vids and what not are all gone and most programs can't recover them.


The Music and Vid are not important, its just the doc files that I need.
zerotol
Profile Joined August 2009
Belgium508 Posts
August 28 2009 14:20 GMT
#6
There are programs to recuperate deleted files, because a harddrive only really deletes something when the place it was stored on gets overwritten by other data.

You have to get a program like this one http://www.recovermyfiles.com/
Now i am become death, the destroyer of worlds
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
August 28 2009 14:21 GMT
#7
Some stuff to try out, I've done this once before but i forgot what program i used so i just a bit of googling for you:
http://ntfsundelete.com/
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,23069-order,1/description.html

Hope you get your files back.
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
August 28 2009 14:27 GMT
#8
If it's vista/7 you will have a windows.old folder
DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
August 28 2009 14:34 GMT
#9
On August 28 2009 23:27 floor exercise wrote:
If it's vista/7 you will have a windows.old folder


Its windows vista. where is the old folder located?
jtype
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
England2167 Posts
August 28 2009 17:32 GMT
#10
http://www.recuva.com/

I've used that program on several occasions to recover deleted and lost files for myself and a few friends too. It's very good and rescued me from some potential disasters.
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
August 28 2009 18:36 GMT
#11
C:\Windows.old
DragoonPK
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
3259 Posts
August 29 2009 00:54 GMT
#12
Woot, I was able to recover all of my old files, thanks guy!
Espers
Profile Joined August 2009
United Kingdom606 Posts
August 29 2009 04:51 GMT
#13
That makes me want Vista.
b3h47pte
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States1317 Posts
August 29 2009 04:54 GMT
#14
You could just get WIndows 7? :o
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