Restoring overwritten pictures?

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I was consolidating some picture files from a recent vacation and apparently
the pictures within the file had the same name. I got the box that said file
with that name already exists do you want to replace it with the new one?
Not my brightest moment I said yes to all. Now I have lost some of my
pictures. Is there a way to retrieve the ones that I have lost? I right
clicked on the file and selected properties and tried the Previous Version
option but it didn't give me any file options to choose from. Please someone
help me!
 
Woodgirl said:
I was consolidating some picture files from a recent vacation and
apparently the pictures within the file had the same name. I got the
box that said file with that name already exists do you want to
replace it with the new one? Not my brightest moment I said yes to
all. Now I have lost some of my pictures. Is there a way to
retrieve the ones that I have lost? I right clicked on the file and
selected properties and tried the Previous Version option but it
didn't give me any file options to choose from. Please someone help
me!
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Apparently you are running Vista? The
"Previous Version" option applies to
an edited image not an overwritten image.

When you choose to Replace file A
with file B... the file is overwritten and
is not recoverable.

Maybe you could recover the files from
your Memory Card...the following freebie
may be worth a try:

Recuva - File Recovery
http://www.recuva.com/

BTW...this group is for Windows XP.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
I am running XP. I just tried a system restore to an earlier date and that
didn't seem to work for me. Thanks for your help.
 
Woodgirl said:
I am running XP. I just tried a system restore to an earlier date and that
didn't seem to work for me. Thanks for your help.
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System restore does not touch user files. Thus, it is extremely unlikely
that system restore would contain your images.

Jim
 
Woodgirl said:
I am running XP. I just tried a system restore to an earlier date
and that didn't seem to work for me. Thanks for your help.
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Where is the option in Win XP to choose...
Previous Version?

System Restore does not include personal
files unless it was a folder on your desktop.

Did you try recovering the files from your
memory card?

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
The option is if you right click on the file and click properties, then it
comes up as an option.
 
Woodgirl said:
The option is if you right click on the file and click properties,
then it comes up as an option.
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I guess it's possible that some software
program you installed added that option
but it is not a WinXP feature.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
I was consolidating some picture files from a recent vacation and apparently
the pictures within thefilehad the same name. I got the box that saidfile
with that name already exists do you want to replace it with the new one?
Not my brightest moment I said yes to all. Now I havelostsome of my
pictures. Is there a way to retrieve the ones that I havelost? I right
clicked on thefileand selected properties and tried the Previous Version
option but it didn't give me anyfileoptions to choose from. Please someone
help me!
Click to expand...


You could try using Flash Recovery: www.diskinternals.co.uk/flash-recovery.html
.. Although you saved the file using the same name, the software may
not have written the new file to the same bit of disk space, in which
case the original may still be recoverable.
 
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