Almost Never Too Late to Undelete

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Lance Whitney

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Retrieve files you thought were long gone

Handy though it is, Windows' trusty desktop Recycle Bin isn't foolproof: Files that you delete through the command prompt, a DOS program, or any 16-bit software don't go in the Recycle Bin. And of course, after you empty the Recycle Bin, the files that it contained are gone for good. Or are they?

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I copy and paste the "My Document" folder into my D Drive. Then i formatted my C Drive. When everythign was done, I opened the D Drive and everything was there. When I opened the "My Document" folder, all the sub fodlers were there, HOWEVER, all the content was gone! How did this happen? Is there anyway I can retrieve these files? PLEASE HELP! My email: Guyowsabcpo0@aol.com

Anonymous User 11/7/2004 11:52:06 PM

I am having problems finding files in my documents everything has disapeared so I read your article and found it helpful in understanding the undeleting process, however if i didnt delete these files where did they go and is recoverNT 3.5 the better option to try and find these files will it also recover jpegs and graphics files thanks

Penny2/21/2003 1:27:32 AM

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