File recovery

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After correcting a computer problem I noticed that data was missing. I had followed instructions from the Internet that indicated I should delete my user identity and restart my computer setting up new defaults. The data I lost was my documents, my e-mail account. Has anyone ever encountered similar circumstances and recovered the lost data

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Pelly,

Well, that certainly wasn't the way to do it, and you may have made matters
worse. There are many freeware file recovery tools out there, here is one:
http://hccweb1.bai.ne.jp/~hcj58401/ Try using one of these, as they can
recover data that is not yet overwritten. If it is, or all you get is
partials, then data recovery at this point would require specialized
forensic tools used by someone who knows what they are doing.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

After correcting a computer problem I noticed that data was missing. I

had followed instructions from the Internet that indicated I should delete
my user identity and restart my computer setting up new defaults. The data
I lost was my documents, my e-mail account. Has anyone ever encountered
similar circumstances and recovered the lost data?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Do you have a link to those instructions that probably hurt more than
helped?

See if this link can help:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/datrec.htm

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

After correcting a computer problem I noticed that data was missing.

I had followed instructions from the Internet that indicated I should
delete my user identity and restart my computer setting up new
defaults. The data I lost was my documents, my e-mail account. Has
anyone ever encountered similar circumstances and recovered the lost
data?