kev 1 Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 My daughter has lost all the pics on the laptop and i cant find them any suggestions on how to get them back?I did a restore point but that did not work so if you can help i would be well pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 If you named them try doing a folder search of your C drive for words in the file title. Should track them down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thanks ill try that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neels Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) Check the recycle bin too - might have inadvertantly been deleted, or the folder have been set to hidden. Unhide all folders and look again. Ask if you need me to tell you how. I am also assuming it is a Windows system (restore points?) Edited January 15, 2009 by Neels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushkin Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Try searching all folders for JPeg files. Pushkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Another thing to try is to go to recent documents, if the files have been open recently then you can get to them there and then find their location from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) Check the recycle bin too - might have inadvertantly been deleted, or the folder have been set to hidden. Unhide all folders and look again. Ask if you need me to tell you how. I am also assuming it is a Windows system (restore points?) Neels.. I still cant find them,It is windows XP,i thought by going back in time you could undo what trouble caused? But it did not work.......But as above if you could tell me how to unhide all hidden folders i would appreciate it thanks.. Edited January 16, 2009 by kev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 (edited) Go to: Control panel Folder Options Show hidden folders Then search away The other one is Start Scroll to the right and there is a "my recent documents" option Edited January 16, 2009 by BSA Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Cheers for that i'm onnit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think in the folder options its under the View tab. Show hidden folders and files Got old windows at work, vista at home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Thanks Shaun. No luck yet but will still keep looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Just for info, my interpretation of the 'roll back' / restore point is that it rolls back system type operations such as installation of new software etc. I don't think it will effect personal files as it were. TRY THIS: On the search option: Start Search For Files and folders Search Options Tick Date Enter window dates around when your daughter got on the PC This should show files that have been modified in this date window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 ok,fingers crossed,i'm going in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Found folders,but they are empty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Oh well one of them things i suppose.....I will ask my brother in law,he is a bit of a wizz on the PC ......He might see what i might be doing wrong.Thanks a bunch for all your helps,nice chattin to ya Happy Huntin......Ps like da Guiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peck Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 another thing you could try is putting the prefix letters of your foto's, each make of camera has a series of letters and numbers to identify individual foto, my camera uses the letters "DSC and then a number. if you still have some pictures on the laptop, open the containing folder and look for the letters, (if all foto's have been deleted download at least 1 more from the camera and check out the letters in front of the numbers. ) enter these letters only into the search, select hard disks and search. if they are still there this should find them, if not its bad news i am afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neels Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Hi If the folders are empty we probably have to assume the worst..... Now, there are some things you can do, and without going into the detail of it, it means that we will be looking in the "empty" spaces on that pc for a deleted file that hasn't been overwritten yet. Similar to what the forensic techies do. I am not sure what your level of skill is, and obviously it would be best if one can get access to the physical drive (also stop using the PC and don't defragment the computer), but I can try and talk you through what you need to download, install and how to use it - if you are willing to scratch around in the file system of the computer. There is software that we can use to examine the drive for deleted images (as initially they aren't really deleted, the space they occupy is just flagged as being available for reuse - in a manner of speaking), but obviously the more the computer is used the greater the potential for these, or parts thereof, to be overwritten I suppose the question you have to ask yourself (or your daughter) is how valuable the photos are, i.e. is it worth the effort to try and reclaim it. Probably best, if you want to go down this route, to PM me and I'll attempt to talk you through it Neels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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