LiamGTR Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I had a shortcut on my desktpop "Video's" which was just a shortcut for the actual Video's folder in Vista which would normally be found in C:/Users/Liam/Video's I deleted the shortcut off my desktop and got a prompt "this is too large to place in recycle bin so isit ok to delete completely" I thought...ok...it's only a shortcut....go for it. I deleted it, and just went to see if the original video folder is there...and it's not!!! Got to be over 50 films gone....anyway I can get this back? (System Restore maybe?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 it'l still be in your reycle bin so just put it back, should be an option on the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 it'l still be in your reycle bin so just put it back, should be an option on the left Did you read what he said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNITERIDER Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 oh poo misread the recycle bine line is there not a ppiece of software you can download to recover lost files then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Damn! Just recovered to a few days ago and it partly worked, the "Video" folder is back, but the only film in there is Kick Boxer 2!? Gutted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caled Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 This article might be of use to you, but for god's sake if you want to recover anything then stop using that computerhttp://lifehacker.com/393084/how-to-recove...h-free-software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 its gone for ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) Unless you only had like 1k on your hardrive free (around the size of a shortcut is roughly 2k) the clue should of been in the bit saying the file was too big for the recycle bin. If it makes you feel any better I recently lost 200gig of films to hard drive failure. Edited September 16, 2009 by PeeWee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCCORNY11 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) from what i understand a deleted file will always be on your hard drive till it has been over written with a second piece of data now if you downloaded another 50gb worth of films chances are you have had it but if not you should be ok! ive pulled files off a flash drive that i had deleted on another computer! have a look at this! its always best to recover files to a different hard drive from the original one from what i understand a deleted file will always be on your hard drive till it has been over written with a second piece of data now if you downloaded another 50gb worth of films chances are you have had it but if not you should be ok! ive pulled files off a flash drive that i had deleted on another computer! have a look at this! its always best to recover files to a different hard drive from the original oneRemoved (link) Edited September 17, 2009 by stoo2000 We don't allow illegal content, or links to illegal downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamGTR Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 'sall sorted now anyway, I cut my losses after trying out various "recovery" programmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHanson2009 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 If it makes you feel any better I recently lost 200gig of films to hard drive failure. I feel that! Not quite as much in "Movies" but one of our development servers died a few weeks back, Set our entire business back 3 months and lost us around £25,000! That is a kick in the ass... Bet bet for keeping movies safe... Buy them on DVD and stop downloading them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 If it makes you feel any better I recently lost 200gig of films to hard drive failure. I feel that! Not quite as much in "Movies" but one of our development servers died a few weeks back, Set our entire business back 3 months and lost us around £25,000! That is a kick in the ass... Bet bet for keeping movies safe... Buy them on DVD and stop downloading them Where did i mention me downloading them or not owning the originals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHanson2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 If it makes you feel any better I recently lost 200gig of films to hard drive failure. I feel that! Not quite as much in "Movies" but one of our development servers died a few weeks back, Set our entire business back 3 months and lost us around £25,000! That is a kick in the ass... Bet bet for keeping movies safe... Buy them on DVD and stop downloading them Where did i mention me downloading them or not owning the originals? Ohh yeah of course lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 If it makes you feel any better I recently lost 200gig of films to hard drive failure. I feel that! Not quite as much in "Movies" but one of our development servers died a few weeks back, Set our entire business back 3 months and lost us around £25,000! That is a kick in the ass... Bet bet for keeping movies safe... Buy them on DVD and stop downloading them Where did i mention me downloading them or not owning the originals? Ohh yeah of course lol I dont use any cd's or dvd's here, all played via my media station so everything i buy gets instantly backed up on my file server then safely put away, simple. I can then play all my music, movies in surround sound plus view my pics via one menu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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