How can I recover files that were on my backup D hard drive?

I screwed up and accidently deleted all the files that were on my backup
hard drive (D. Is there a way I can recover all these files that were on
my backup drive or am I just screwed? I guess that's what happens when you
are careless.
I would greatly appreciate any of your suggestions that would enable me to
get my D drive back to where it was. Thanks

"Joe" <> wrote in message
news:YjaAk.639$...
>I screwed up and accidently deleted all the files that were on my backup
>hard drive (D. Is there a way I can recover all these files that were on
>my backup drive or am I just screwed? I guess that's what happens when you
>are careless.
> I would greatly appreciate any of your suggestions that would enable me to
> get my D drive back to where it was. Thanks


Hmmn, they were backups on your backup drive? You could try backing up your
files again?

Otherwise, there are a lot of free undelete programs out there you could
try. Just make sure you install it on a different drive, and do not use
your 'backup' drive for anything until you recover everything.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...G=Search&meta=


This is a free one that I have used myself, although I usually use a
paid-for program.

http://ntfsundelete.com/

ss.

Joe wrote the following in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general at Wed
17 Sep 2008 09:33:34a

> I screwed up and accidently deleted all the files that were on my
> backup hard drive (D. Is there a way I can recover all these files
> that were on my backup drive or am I just screwed? I guess that's what
> happens when you are careless.
> I would greatly appreciate any of your suggestions that would enable
> me to get my D drive back to where it was. Thanks

http://www.prosofteng.com/

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You can recover them if it is needed very badly. There is some recover companies that can do this for you but you need to keep in mind that it will cost a large sum if money depending how much there was on the drive and how much you need to recover

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"Joe" <> wrote in message news:YjaAk.639$...
>I screwed up and accidently deleted all the files that were on my backup
> hard drive (D. Is there a way I can recover all these files that were on
> my backup drive or am I just screwed? I guess that's what happens when you
> are careless.
> I would greatly appreciate any of your suggestions that would enable me to
> get my D drive back to where it was. Thanks
>

If they were backup, why not just back up the files again? Backups
should be a copy of the original. The original should be in your regular
storage area.

"Joe" <> wrote in message
news:YjaAk.639$...
> I screwed up and accidently deleted all the files that were on my backup
> hard drive (D. Is there a way I can recover all these files that were on
> my backup drive or am I just screwed? I guess that's what happens when you
> are careless.
> I would greatly appreciate any of your suggestions that would enable me to
> get my D drive back to where it was. Thanks
>


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"Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
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You can recover them if it is needed very badly. There is some recover
companies that can do this for you but you need to keep in mind that it will
cost a large sum if money depending how much there was on the drive and how
much you need to recover

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WTF? He only deleted them. He can easily recover all his files with free
software. His HDD did not fail.

ss.

WTF. On a backup hard drive ? Which was most likely a slave. If you can do what you preach without going to a recovery company for hard drives then my hat off to you

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"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message news:...
> "Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
> You can recover them if it is needed very badly. There is some recover
> companies that can do this for you but you need to keep in mind that it will
> cost a large sum if money depending how much there was on the drive and how
> much you need to recover
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> WTF? He only deleted them. He can easily recover all his files with free
> software. His HDD did not fail.
>
> ss.
>
>

"Peter Foldes" <> wrote in message
news:...
> You can recover them if it is needed very badly. There is some recover
> companies that can do this for you but you need to keep in mind that it
> will
> cost a large sum if money depending how much there was on the drive and
> how
> much you need to recover
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> WTF? He only deleted them. He can easily recover all his files with free
> software. His HDD did not fail.
>
>
WTF. On a backup hard drive ? Which was most likely a slave. If you can do
what you preach without going to a recovery company for hard drives then my
hat off to you

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Seriously, what are you talking about???!! Whether it is a backup hard
drive has little to do with it, and it being a slave has absolutely nothing
to do with it. It being a secondary drive has *something* to do with it, as
it makes the problem easier to deal with, as you can safely install undelete
software on the system/apps drive/partition without worrying about
overwriting the lost files. Otherwise it would be safest to access the
drive from another computer, another OS partition/drive, or a USB use a USB
flash drive or CD/DVD with the undelete program on it. They have this
option with NTFS Undelete.

http://ntfsundelete.com/

Deleting a file does nothing but flags the drive area as space that can be
written over. The files are still there and there are loads and loads of
free programs that can very easily recover it.

If you think that this sort of scenario warrants going to a data recovery
company, you do not know what you are talking about and, if you have
actually done this yourself, a complete fool with your money. They must
have been laughing at the incredibly easy job they did, that you paid so
much for. You only have to do that for valuable data on a FAILED hard
drive.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>> You can recover them if it is needed very badly. There is some recover
>> companies that can do this for you but you need to keep in mind that it
>> will
>> cost a large sum if money depending how much there was on the drive and
>> how
>> much you need to recover
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> WTF? He only deleted them. He can easily recover all his files with
>> free
>> software. His HDD did not fail.
>>
>>
> WTF. On a backup hard drive ? Which was most likely a slave. If you can do
> what you preach without going to a recovery company for hard drives then
> my hat off to you
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Seriously, what are you talking about???!! Whether it is a backup hard
> drive has little to do with it, and it being a slave has absolutely
> nothing to do with it. It being a secondary drive has *something* to do
> with it, as it makes the problem easier to deal with, as you can safely
> install undelete software on the system/apps drive/partition without
> worrying about overwriting the lost files. Otherwise it would be safest
> to access the drive from another computer, another OS partition/drive, or
> a USB use a USB flash drive or CD/DVD with the undelete program on it.
> They have this option with NTFS Undelete.
>
> http://ntfsundelete.com/
>
> Deleting a file does nothing but flags the drive area as space that can be
> written over. The files are still there and there are loads and loads of
> free programs that can very easily recover it.
>
> If you think that this sort of scenario warrants going to a data recovery
> company, you do not know what you are talking about and, if you have
> actually done this yourself, a complete fool with your money. They must
> have been laughing at the incredibly easy job they did, that you paid so
> much for. You only have to do that for valuable data on a FAILED hard
> drive.


Oh, I just realised that you are the guy that thinks that MS Word trial
version makes files disappear, when the full version does not, LOL!

ss.

I never said that. Anyway take your meds you forgot them today

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"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message news:Oe4R%...
> "Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>>> You can recover them if it is needed very badly. There is some recover
>>> companies that can do this for you but you need to keep in mind that it
>>> will
>>> cost a large sum if money depending how much there was on the drive and
>>> how
>>> much you need to recover
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> WTF? He only deleted them. He can easily recover all his files with
>>> free
>>> software. His HDD did not fail.
>>>
>>>
>> WTF. On a backup hard drive ? Which was most likely a slave. If you can do
>> what you preach without going to a recovery company for hard drives then
>> my hat off to you
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Seriously, what are you talking about???!! Whether it is a backup hard
>> drive has little to do with it, and it being a slave has absolutely
>> nothing to do with it. It being a secondary drive has *something* to do
>> with it, as it makes the problem easier to deal with, as you can safely
>> install undelete software on the system/apps drive/partition without
>> worrying about overwriting the lost files. Otherwise it would be safest
>> to access the drive from another computer, another OS partition/drive, or
>> a USB use a USB flash drive or CD/DVD with the undelete program on it.
>> They have this option with NTFS Undelete.
>>
>> http://ntfsundelete.com/
>>
>> Deleting a file does nothing but flags the drive area as space that can be
>> written over. The files are still there and there are loads and loads of
>> free programs that can very easily recover it.
>>
>> If you think that this sort of scenario warrants going to a data recovery
>> company, you do not know what you are talking about and, if you have
>> actually done this yourself, a complete fool with your money. They must
>> have been laughing at the incredibly easy job they did, that you paid so
>> much for. You only have to do that for valuable data on a FAILED hard
>> drive.
>
>
> Oh, I just realised that you are the guy that thinks that MS Word trial
> version makes files disappear, when the full version does not, LOL!
>
> ss.
>
>