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schi0249 - Oct 1, 2004
  schi0249 Oct 1, 2004
Recently I lost some data on my Windows XP machine. One of the profiles wasn't working so I deleted it. I clicked the option to save the documents to my desktop; but it didn't. Does anyone have suggestions for programs to retreve lost data? Preferably freeware or trial version. Any help guys??

 it290 Oct 1, 2004
I have used GetDataBack... successfully in the past, however that program, and most programs like it, are generally used for recovering files from corrupted filesystems, and it's not free. From your statement I can't understand exactly what the problem is... when you say 'profile' do you mean a hardware profile, a user, or what? If the files were deleted you probably want an undelete tool, of which there are several (look around, I'm sure you can find a free one somewhere), however, keep in mind that some of your files are probably already gone beyond recovery. Also, make sure you use a tool that works with your filesystem (NTFS or FAT32).

 schi0249 Oct 1, 2004
I'm refering to a user profile in Windows XP. That user wasn't able to log in, but all others worked fine. So I ended up deleting it. In XP when you delete a profile, your given the option of saving the "My Documents" in a folder. I selected that option, but it didn't save them. I have found a couple different programs. I was just curious if anyone here has experience and what program they recommend.

 Krelian Oct 1, 2004
I've used PC Inspector File Recovery with much success on external HDDs and all different flash memory, never used it on C: itself, worth a shot though! =)

~Krelian

PC Inspector FR...

P.S.: I found it in Drive Utilities... at Major Geeks .com..., you may want to try a few others there if PC Inspector doesn't work out for you.

 mal Oct 1, 2004
I've used File Scavenger... time and time again , but yeah, it ain't free.

 Quakester2000 Oct 2, 2004

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by mal@Oct 2, 2004 @ 12:17 AM



I've used File Scavenger... time and time again  , but yeah, it ain't free.




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