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I managed to delete ALL my vids, so if anyone has downloaded any of them from FileFront I would love to get my hands on them.:cry:
Tried some recovery software yet ? If you delete a file from your hardrive ( I mean DELETE, not TRASH ) it isn't really gone. The bits are still there ;). But you need specialized software to get the data back. Don't now anything specific as I never needed to this.
irish1958
06-22-07, 10:27 AM
Stabiz,
I dled them and watched them, but I don''t know if I saved any of them. I am away from home now, but when I get back I will check my files.
danlisa
06-22-07, 10:42 AM
I managed to delete ALL my vids, so if anyone has downloaded any of them from FileFront I would love to get my hands on them.:cry:
lol, mate. This is the second time you've done this.
Plonker.:p
Get a USB External HDD!
You might be able to recover some of your files by using 'Recover My files'. You should be able to find a copy and as long as the original location of your files on the HDD have not got new data written to them then they should be retrievable (we are talking physical location not the windows explorer location).
Subject
06-22-07, 12:27 PM
Sorry, but everytime I hear someone lost their data, I wonder why on earth no backup exists? A DVD cost you less than 4 kroner (see you're norwegian)... imho worth every cent/øre :ping:
Wish I could say I feel with you, but can't truthfully... :88) but I do hope you find it again somewhere :up:
No, its not the second time, the first time was about the vids being deleted from fileFront. This is worse.
Sure, backups are fine, but its too late for that now.
Sounds great, irish, I really hope to get some of them back.:up:
GakunGak
06-22-07, 02:56 PM
What was the reason for windows reinstallation?
Or you FORMATTED it first?:hmm:
danlisa
06-22-07, 03:15 PM
No, its not the second time
:hmm: Why did I send you that link last time then? I'm sure that was another format mishap.
:rotfl:That was a link to the Den.
Kpt. Lehmann
06-22-07, 06:56 PM
NOoooooo!!!! :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn: :damn:
NOOOOOOO!!! NOOOOO!!!!
Gone... All those cool movies... all gone.
Yup, there is nothing to do but hope someone has downloaded some of them.
I really, really want:
*Uboat vs Destroyer
*Adventures of U-52 (three parts)
*GWX Trailer
*Clash of Titans
irish1958
06-22-07, 08:51 PM
Stabiz,
I am sorry. I checked all my DVD backup and my ext hard drive, and I didn't have any copies.
I am really sorry as I enjoyed all of them. Have you tried Terrapin's site?
danlisa
06-22-07, 09:27 PM
@ Stabiz
GWX Trailer (small version)
http://files.filefront.com/GWX+Trailer7z/;6280082;;/fileinfo.html
Thanks, Dan, I have that one. I was hoping the one in bigger res was floating around somewhere.
Will check out UBRS!
You don't even need DVDs. Just compartmentalize your hard drive by having your windows installation seperate from your data partition so that if Windows needs to be reinstalled you can wipe out that entire partition without worrying about losing a thing. I've been very unlucky with WIndows and had to reinstall multiple times this year, but I didn't lose a single file (not until my entire drive failed hehe... he... huh:nope:).
Just a bit of advice, windows needs to be the first thing on the hard drive. Its mental.
Yeah, I use partitions, its just that I wiped out a completely different drive (a 250Gb drive). I almost cried. I lost all my videos, deleted some 60 GB of games, lost all the mods for lots of games, and some personal stuff.
Checked out UBRS, but there are only lots of dead links to YouTube.
Thanks for the effort, boys!:up:
Kpt. Lehmann
06-22-07, 11:08 PM
I've got the GWX trailer if you still need it. Am about to go to work though.
Let me know, and if needed I can UL it for you tomorrow.
CapnMike U-69
06-23-07, 03:42 AM
I think I have 3 or 4 at home - will look over the weekend and let U know on Monday
Capn Mike U-69
kiwi_2005
06-23-07, 04:37 AM
Use this http://www.recovermyfiles.com/
And your get back your movies, even if you have reformatted. you can go back as far as it allows, when i first use this program i retrieved data i lost like 2 years ago during a reformat. Great program to have.
HunterICX
06-23-07, 04:58 AM
Use this http://www.recovermyfiles.com/
And your get back your movies, even if you have reformatted. you can go back as far as it allows, when i first use this program i retrieved data i lost like 2 years ago during a reformat. Great program to have.
how does it work?
do you get a list or does it also place back all the junk you had 2 years ago too?
Edit: ok , just red the readme.
looks interesting, will try it out here on work to see how it works
Subject
06-23-07, 04:59 AM
You don't even need DVDs. Just compartmentalize your hard drive by having your windows installation seperate from your data partition... had to reinstall multiple times this year, but I didn't lose a single file (not until my entire drive failed hehe... he... huh:nope:)Then the DVDs would've been nice, right? :roll: Discs will break down, sooner or later. Partitioning is not a safety issue, but very handy to use.
If you own a Seagate/Maxtor, you can have Acronis 10 for free http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/discwizard
Very handy tool. Once Windows and your programs are installed (tip: run each program and set it up as you prefer, activate Windows and get it updated), run the Wizard (aka Acronis 10) to make a disc image of your drive. Next time you want a fresh/new install, just boot the image and it takes 15 minutes to restore your Windows/programs to the stage above. Works flawless, saves hours of playing disc jockey and is very easy to use.
If you don't own a Seagate, the 50 US$ for Acronis is still well spent.
Sorry I freaked out, Stabiz, but had just spend an evening trying to recover two desperate people's data :roll: They lost pictures from holidays and vacations and what not from the past year - never taken a single copy of anything. Once the camera is full, upload to PC and everything's fine! Until the disc breaks down... then they come running and crying their little hearts out.
Sure, I am usually very paranoid about losing data, so i hear you. For some crazy reason none of my vids very moved to my external hd.
Thanks for the tip, Kiwi, will try it out! And Lehman, is it the same version that is on FileFront?
No dice, kiwi. The scanner found nothing.
kiwi_2005
06-23-07, 06:13 AM
No dice, kiwi. The scanner found nothing.
Thats strange it should of found them, did you use some uber reformat program? I recovered 13gigs of data using it.
irish1958
06-23-07, 08:36 AM
Stabiz,
I am sure you know that there are some software companies that will recover data from your hard drive, even if overwritten, unless a super secure overwrite program was used.
If you google "data recovery" you will find some.
Ordinary quick format, and the search thingy only found new files.
Irish, its not that important, hehe.
The thing is, that deleting files or formatting drives only touches file tables but not the data itself. One way that data gets totally lost is if the file system overrides such data which is not in its file tables or if you hold a magnet at your PC's case.
This is why it's strange that the program didn't find anything to recover.
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