Deleted "Music" folder in Vista

I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
"Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK" (thinking I
was only going to delete the two music files). Then, Vista said that the file
was too large for the Recycle Bin and that it would have to be deleted from
where it was. I work with many large music files (1GB+) and this isn't
uncommon, so I naturally agreed and pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later my
entire Music folder was deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie: not
mp3's... but actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way to
recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing appeared. I
tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start menu, then clicked
Properties and everything was blank (no information; 0 bytes). I have a few
of the items on a backup jump drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else
back.

Thanks for any help!!
-Steve

Generally, the answer is no, but if they are really important, you should
search the Internet for a data recovery specialist. Some folks recommend
either Drive Savers or Seagate Recovery Services. Expect bills well over
$1,500. Even after formatting and before you re-installed the programs, most
data could have been recovered with any of a number of reasonably priced
utilities.
A lesson; always make back up of all data (documents, images, etc.) before
beginning any action such as that.
Drive Savers: http://www.drivesavers.com/
Seagate Recovery Services: http://services.seagate.com/
Here are some links to various data recovery programs. People whom I respect
have recommended R-Studio and Restoration.
R-Studio:
http://www.r-tt.com/
Restoration (freeware): http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
PCInspector File Recovery:
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/welcome.htm
Executive Software “Undelete�: http://www.execsoft.com/undelete/undelete.asp
File Scavenger: http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
Ontrack's EasyRecovery:
http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/f...very-software/

Good luck!
"stejampzy" <> wrote in message
news:79533A3B-9115-4DC8-925A-...
>I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
> "Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK" (thinking I
> was only going to delete the two music files). Then, Vista said that the
> file
> was too large for the Recycle Bin and that it would have to be deleted
> from
> where it was. I work with many large music files (1GB+) and this isn't
> uncommon, so I naturally agreed and pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later
> my
> entire Music folder was deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie:
> not
> mp3's... but actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way
> to
> recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing appeared. I
> tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start menu, then clicked
> Properties and everything was blank (no information; 0 bytes). I have a
> few
> of the items on a backup jump drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else
> back.
>
> Thanks for any help!!
> -Steve
>

stejampzy wrote:
> I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
> "Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK"
> (thinking I was only going to delete the two music files). Then,
> Vista said that the file was too large for the Recycle Bin and that
> it would have to be deleted from where it was. I work with many large
> music files (1GB+) and this isn't uncommon, so I naturally agreed and
> pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later my entire Music folder was
> deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie: not mp3's... but
> actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way to
> recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing
> appeared. I tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start
> menu, then clicked Properties and everything was blank (no
> information; 0 bytes). I have a few of the items on a backup jump
> drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else back.
>
> Thanks for any help!!
> -Steve
================================
If you happen to be running Windows Vista
Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate...have a
look at the following articles:

Windows Vista - Shadow Copy
http://tinyurl.com/37sclr

Using Shadow Copy to Restore
Previous Versions of a File
http://tinyurl.com/yofr96

--

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MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

http://www.undelete-plus.com/

Have a read of the above site. It is not a bad program.

"stejampzy" wrote:

> I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
> "Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK" (thinking I
> was only going to delete the two music files). Then, Vista said that the file
> was too large for the Recycle Bin and that it would have to be deleted from
> where it was. I work with many large music files (1GB+) and this isn't
> uncommon, so I naturally agreed and pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later my
> entire Music folder was deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie: not
> mp3's... but actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way to
> recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing appeared. I
> tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start menu, then clicked
> Properties and everything was blank (no information; 0 bytes). I have a few
> of the items on a backup jump drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else
> back.
>
> Thanks for any help!!
> -Steve
>

"stejampzy" <> wrote in message
news:79533A3B-9115-4DC8-925A-...
>I was in my "Music" folder and highlighted two items, then pushed the
> "Delete" key. Vista asked me if I was sure, and I clicked "OK" (thinking I
> was only going to delete the two music files). Then, Vista said that the
> file
> was too large for the Recycle Bin and that it would have to be deleted
> from
> where it was. I work with many large music files (1GB+) and this isn't
> uncommon, so I naturally agreed and pushed "OK". Well, a few seconds later
> my
> entire Music folder was deleted.... and about 20GB of original music (ie:
> not
> mp3's... but actual music that I recorded) along with it. Is there a way
> to
> recover the Music folder? I tried "Shell:My Music" and nothing appeared. I
> tried right-clicking on the Music button in the Start menu, then clicked
> Properties and everything was blank (no information; 0 bytes). I have a
> few
> of the items on a backup jump drive, but I'm hoping to get everything else
> back.
>
> Thanks for any help!!
> -Steve
>


You had no backups? Wow...

Lang

You can also try Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software. This
utility will help you recover your music folder which you have deleted
accidentally.
Download the demo from: http://www.stellarinfo.com/spwdr.exe
Product information: http://www.stellarinfo.com/partition-recovery.htm
Screenshot: http://www.stellarinfo.com/windows-d...y-features.htm

Deleted music files can be recovered using Digital Media Recovery
Software. It features an extremely easy interface and powerful functions
that allows users to recover deleted and lost music files.

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'iPod Recovery'
(http://www.diskdoctors.net/digital-m.../software.html)


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