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Started by meggi36 Aug 8, 2003 at 9:22 PM 7 replies 400+ views

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meggi36

Aug 8, 2003 at 9:22 PM

How do i get a file back that i have deleted? even after i have emptyed the recycle bin?

Xtremehobo

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Xtremehobo

Aug 8, 2003 at 9:35 PM

build a time machine of course!

cowsarenotevil

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cowsarenotevil

Aug 8, 2003 at 10:47 PM

The File Allocation Table(FAT) stores where all of your files are, and when you delete a file, it just gets removed from that table, so any data that happens to go to that area of the hard disk will erase it. So:

1. Don''t make any new files or you''ll ruin it.
2. Download some kind of undelete utility to find it. The file name probably won''t be recoverable though.
3. Hope that it works.

Arion

Aug 9, 2003 at 9:49 AM

What kind of file was it ?
What''s your OS ?

You might find some information HERE.

Nik02

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Nik02

Aug 9, 2003 at 9:58 AM

quote:
Original post by cowsarenotevil

1. Don''t make any new files or you''ll ruin it.

This is easier said than done.
Windows throws temp files around even when you only start it

Good luck, though

simbiant

Aug 9, 2003 at 10:07 AM

quote:
Original post by cowsarenotevil
1. Don''t make any new files or you''ll ruin it.
2. Download some kind of undelete utility to find it. The file name probably won''t be recoverable though.

Does anyone else find this to be contradictory..