lost files

freeon · 07-06-2006, 12:35 AM

recently while working on my laptop screen went blue and message appeared(windows has shut down due to a critical error to avoide damaging your computer ..........)after it restarted with no problem.then a few days later i noticed that a folder with all my pictures was gone.i tryed a couple of file recovery programs and it just seems to retreive deleted files.my question is what are my chances of ever finding my pictures again and any good programs to try.thanks in advanced

csi1189 · 07-06-2006, 03:13 AM

If they are truely still there somewhere, you can just do a standard windows search with the criteria "*.jpg" (enter exactly what is in quotes), or substitute whatever other image file types you want to search for (gif, bmp, etc..). oh , and be sure to check the box to include searching in all subfolders, and hidden folers as well. hope your search goes well.

freeon · 07-06-2006, 04:00 AM

tryed it and no luck.i wonder if i could recover some of them from my digital camera memory card

csi1189 · 07-06-2006, 04:01 AM

that sounds about you're best option.

theboy · 07-06-2006, 06:11 AM

Your digital camera memory card would be a perfect solution. As long as you haven't overwritten the original data that you want to retrive.

Heres a link to a file recovery program that I have nothing but luck with.

http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_medi...uk/welcome.htm

Hope that helps & let us know

freeon · 07-07-2006, 03:56 AM

tryed that program any many other and for some reason the programs won't detect my camera.and i know the connection is good cause i can transfer pics from camera to computer

theboy · 07-07-2006, 06:16 AM

Try buying a card reader, instead of reading directly from the camera itself. I've noticed with my digital camera it has some issues with data transfer.

What type of camera & card are you using by chance?

And if you have tried everything you could always format then try to recover those lost files. Good luck man.

freeon · 07-07-2006, 11:18 AM

camera is a hp and card is a lexar.do you mean formating the card or the hard drive

theboy · 07-08-2006, 06:59 AM

Well it would be also easier (in my perspective) to format the Media card, then try to do a file recovery on that. As long as you dont override the data. Hope that helps. Let us know.

07-06-2006, 12:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
freeon New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	lost files recently while working on my laptop screen went blue and message appeared(windows has shut down due to a critical error to avoide damaging your computer ..........)after it restarted with no problem.then a few days later i noticed that a folder with all my pictures was gone.i tryed a couple of file recovery programs and it just seems to retreive deleted files.my question is what are my chances of ever finding my pictures again and any good programs to try.thanks in advanced

07-06-2006, 06:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
theboy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California -West Coast Posts: 293	Your digital camera memory card would be a perfect solution. As long as you haven't overwritten the original data that you want to retrive. Heres a link to a file recovery program that I have nothing but luck with. http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_medi...uk/welcome.htm Hope that helps & let us know __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Mobo:GA-K8N51GMF-9 Memory: 3X512mb Kingston Hard Drive(s)Master:160GB, Slave:200GB_External(1):250GB (2):200MB Optical Drives: AopenDVD+-RW. PSU: Antec 380-Watt Monitor:19"Widescreen 1440X900 5ms 500:1 Sound:Dolby Surround w/powered sub. Temps (idle):CPU:33C SYS:26C Core: 26C OS(dual boot): Vista Ultimate/XP Pro

07-07-2006, 06:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
theboy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California -West Coast Posts: 293	Try buying a card reader, instead of reading directly from the camera itself. I've noticed with my digital camera it has some issues with data transfer. What type of camera & card are you using by chance? And if you have tried everything you could always format then try to recover those lost files. Good luck man. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Mobo:GA-K8N51GMF-9 Memory: 3X512mb Kingston Hard Drive(s)Master:160GB, Slave:200GB_External(1):250GB (2):200MB Optical Drives: AopenDVD+-RW. PSU: Antec 380-Watt Monitor:19"Widescreen 1440X900 5ms 500:1 Sound:Dolby Surround w/powered sub. Temps (idle):CPU:33C SYS:26C Core: 26C OS(dual boot): Vista Ultimate/XP Pro

07-08-2006, 06:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
theboy Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California -West Coast Posts: 293	Well it would be also easier (in my perspective) to format the Media card, then try to do a file recovery on that. As long as you dont override the data. Hope that helps. Let us know. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Mobo:GA-K8N51GMF-9 Memory: 3X512mb Kingston Hard Drive(s)Master:160GB, Slave:200GB_External(1):250GB (2):200MB Optical Drives: AopenDVD+-RW. PSU: Antec 380-Watt Monitor:19"Widescreen 1440X900 5ms 500:1 Sound:Dolby Surround w/powered sub. Temps (idle):CPU:33C SYS:26C Core: 26C OS(dual boot): Vista Ultimate/XP Pro

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07-06-2006, 03:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
csi1189 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 18 Posts: 86	If they are truely still there somewhere, you can just do a standard windows search with the criteria "*.jpg" (enter exactly what is in quotes), or substitute whatever other image file types you want to search for (gif, bmp, etc..). oh , and be sure to check the box to include searching in all subfolders, and hidden folers as well. hope your search goes well.

07-06-2006, 04:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
freeon New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	tryed it and no luck.i wonder if i could recover some of them from my digital camera memory card

07-06-2006, 04:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
csi1189 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Massachusetts, USA Age: 18 Posts: 86	that sounds about you're best option.

07-07-2006, 03:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
freeon New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	tryed that program any many other and for some reason the programs won't detect my camera.and i know the connection is good cause i can transfer pics from camera to computer

07-07-2006, 11:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
freeon New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	camera is a hp and card is a lexar.do you mean formating the card or the hard drive