How can I recover data erased on my computer?

Question

i erased my files and it skipped the recyle bin because it was 3 gigs of photos, and now i want it back, i heard theres a way to get it from the hard drive. does anyone know what program i can use and is free to recover it? thanks!

Answer 1

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There's a program I used to have called 'Tune Up Utilitities 2006', I think you can recover lost files with it. It's not free but you can download a free 30 day trial
http://www.tune-up.com/
Hope this works for you

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thank you!

Answer 2

take it to pc world

Answer 3

I'm sorry, but I don't think you can recover erased data on your computer. Once the data is erased, it is gone for good.

Answer 4

data recovery after it's been deleted from the recycle bin is very very expensive... in the hundreds of dollars... unless it's life or death stuff let it go.

Answer 5

You could use a data recovery program.

Source(s):

www.cnet.com

Answer 6

yeah u heard right u can get ur erased data from ur hard disk but i think u cant do that cos it need a pro to do that u need a pro

Answer 7

Runtime's GetDataBack, it may have a free trial period, not sure of the limitations. And some nicer data recovery places might only charge a $100 at most. Contact me off list for details.

Answer 8

http://www.undelete.com/file-recovery.as…
God Bless

Answer 9

If its erased, its erased. If you tried to dump too much into your recycle bin and now its not there, or if its from an external drive and you erased it, its gone for good. Sorry hun.

If I may suggest this now, since hindsight is 20/20. go purchase an external hard drive, or make back ups of files you want saved onto either a Zip drive, thumb drive, etc... I'm telling you, this ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

Answer 10

I use system restore, works most of the time. Go to all programs, then accessories, then system tools and you should see it there. They have check points, if the first one doesn't work try another day.

Answer 11

get a profesional like the geeksquad or something like that but its not free.

Answer 12

This is a very common problem with computer uses. However, when you delete a file, it is not deleted, it is only marked to be overwritten. If you have not added any more files to your computer since then, chances are you will be able to recover most (if not all) of your files. There are many programs available that will do this for you. Here are a few.

File Scavenger:
http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
WinUnDelete:
http://www.winundelete.com/?rid=google&k…
Pc inspector file recover:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fi…

Answer 13

once its gone, its gone.

Answer 14

cman is correct. you probably will have to pay to recover deleted files and pics. my son deleted a whole lot of photos off his mac but restored 95% of them by using a program he had to pay for. it can be done.

Answer 15

Sorry I don't know of a free one.
But if you go to http://www.recovermyfiles.com/

The program will search for & show you what files it can recover before you decide to buy it.

REGARDING THE WARNING REPLY POSTED FURTHER DOWN ON HERE....I have just installed the program....(deleted northing since)..have searched all of C drive in thorough mode.
Took 2 hours 10 mins to find approx 7500 deleted files (deleted prior to its installation) which it can recover, with the potential of successful recovery marked as very good.
The search results can be filtered down (by use of a check box) to only show picture type files eg jpeg, bitmap etc.
The sooner you try to recover the files before the space is overwritten, the better will be the success rate.

Good luck :-)

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http://www.recovermyfiles.com/

Answer 16

Don't you know what DELEAT means???

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puter geek

Answer 17

just go to the history or in the settings!!

Answer 18

System Restore is your best option like melodyzsong214 suggested. I use it when I delete programs or pictures by accident. It's cheaper than any of the other suggestions so far & way easier. You'll have to defrag your computer & do any updates all over again though. That's the one drawback I've found. BUT it's well worth it & cheaper than some Geeksquad employee, PC Club or other program.

Answer 19

The thing is that what probably happend is the recycle bin couldnt hold that much gigs so you probably didnt notice or ingnored the little sign that popped up that says recycle bin cannot fit that material . and it would have asked you if you wanted to continue anyways, and if that is what happend you probably wont be able to get it back without a professional coming in and taking it out which woudl cost a recovery fee.Good Luck

Answer 20

Free? No. But it is possible to recover most if not all of it.

Two potential ways are self-serve software and recovery service companies.

The software may or may not be good enough to do what you want, but just the loading of the software onto your computer might write over some of the information you are trying to recover.

The recovery companies charge a lot, I've heard. If you really, absolutely, positively must have the information back, it might be worth it to you, but since you asked about it being free, I'd say you probably can't afford it.

Just put your right hand over your heart, shed a single tear, and then with your left hand, wave a fond farewell to your files. And for next time, can you say CD backups?

Answer 21

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!


I like Studio R.

It works!!!.

Answer 22

Have you tried to do a search? Sometimes if you go to >>start>>search>> and type in part of the file name, it'll show up, even after it's been deleted. Otherwise try FileScavenger http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm

Answer 23

try this out
http://www.snapfiles.com

Answer 24

If you know the path exactly try start and run..

Answer 25

you need an undelete program, many at download.com

Answer 26

Norton use to have a program to retrieve stuff. The data is still there the ability to bring it back up is gone. When there was dos it would have been easier to find it, at least for me. Probably take it to a computer shop (like an independently owned one we need to support the small business owner) and get them to try it if its real important.

Answer 27

Warning !
if you install ANY kind of file-recovering program after you DELETED everything that program will NOT work, for they had to be previously installed before you make any deletion so using a program like that will NOT work. your ONLY options are

1) PAY $100s of dollars for a full recovery of anything that ever stored on the drive.

2) like most peole said is use SYSTEM RESTORE ( your best )
or any program that was installed on the system before that allows you to revert your drive to a previous day (must have been pre-installed) so, if you use windows XP ( goto system restore)

Answer 28

You may be able to retreive your data by using your computer's "system restore." You might try doing a search for those words to find the program.

Answer 29

http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features…


Get ur data back using the data get back wizard:
http://www.get-data-back.com/
OR
http://www.computoolz.com/ffu.htm


ONE OR THE OTHER LINKS IS SURELY GOING TO HELP YOU!

Answer 30

You can try your system restore.. that will go back like 3 months.. but you pick the date.. go to start , all programs, accessories, system tools, and system restore pick a date and click finish..

Answer 31

go to a computer shop they will help you