Deleted Wrong Folder

D

dv

Is there a way to recovery a deleted folder that was sent to the recycle bin
by mistake. "Recycle Bin was emptied"
 
H

Haus

Hello
System Restore to an earlier date.

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Hope This Helps
Haus
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Not a MS-MVP
Not nothing just a good ole boy..;)
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

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dv said:
Is there a way to recovery a deleted folder that was sent to the
recycle bin by mistake. "Recycle Bin was emptied"


"Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the
space as available to be used. There are third-party programs
that can sometimes recover deleted files. The problem is that the
space used by the file is likely to become overwritten very
quickly, and this makes the file unrecoverable.

So your chances of successfully recovering these file are decent
if you try recovering them immediately after deleting it, and
rapidly go downhill from there. If you've been using the computer
since then (for example to write this question and read this
answer), your chances are probably very poor by now.

But if the files are important enough, it's worth a try anyway.
Stop using the computer in question immediately, if you haven't
done so already. Download an undelete program (there are several
to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's computer and
bring it yours on a floppy to try.

If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very
expensive and may or may not work in your case.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

In
Haus said:
System Restore to an earlier date.


No, System Restore restores the "System." It does nothing for
data files, applications, etc.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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