computer crashed, lost digital photos

[domoljub]

anyone know how i can get them back?

thanks.

 

[Cutiebaby]

Have you tried system restore?

 

[NJjuice22]

by crashed what do you mean?....


if windows is damaged and you cant repair you could try installing that hard drive into another computer with a working windows installation. You can then just view the drive in "my computer" and copy your files somewhere. (ie. burn them to a cd, thumb drive, etc.)


YOu have to set the jumper on the hard drive to the "slave" setting.

 

[domoljub]

my pc wouldnt start and cousin came over and said i had to wipe the hard drive which he did.

reformatted the hard drive i believe.

im only concerned about the pics

 

[NJjuice22]

my pc wouldnt start and cousin came over and said i had to wipe the hard drive which he did.

reformatted the hard drive i believe.

im only concerned about the pics

if that shit is reformatted already your only option now would be to send your hard drive to a data recovery company. Otherwise..your shit is gone. Its just waiting there to be writen over, there is no way you can personally access your data after you format it.

 

[jerkbox]

lol....gone

recovery is going to cost you some bucks

 

[AAP]

Not necessarily.

I had the same problem about 3 years ago (do a search on my name and you find the threads). I ended up reformatting and reinstalling Windows XP all over again. Magically, some of the old files were still on the C: drive.

Just do it and then click on the Explore tab and browse around... you may find them.

 

[NJjuice22]

Not necessarily.

I had the same problem about 3 years ago (do a search on my name and you find the threads). I ended up reformatting and reinstalling Windows XP all over again. Magically, some of the old files were still on the C: drive.

Just do it and then click on the Explore tab and browse around... you may find them.

I work in IT and I have installed windows xp probably 200 times...never once have I seen old files sitting on the c drive after reformatting...no way in hell.


when you format a drive alll those 1's and 0's lose their associations and just wait to be written over.

 

[AAP]

I work in IT and I have installed windows xp probably 200 times...never once have I seen old files sitting on the c drive after reformatting...no way in hell.


when you format a drive alll those 1's and 0's lose their associations and just wait to be written over.

I thought the same too... but Dial Tone and jnuts proved me wrong... and the shit (about 70%) was still there.

 

[Subzeero]

maybe you are confusing sys restore with drive reformat.

 

[AAP]

maybe you are confusing sys restore with drive reformat.

Hey, whatever this thread was about back when mine crashed :

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=217775&page=1&pp=20&highlight=computer+crashed

 

[heavy_duty]

if he really did format the drive containing the photo's then ALL your shit is gone.

way gone.

 

[goblue1997]

Hey, whatever this thread was about back when mine crashed :

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=217775&page=1&pp=20&highlight=computer+crashed

basically reinstalling windows main files. You must have had a corrupted file.

 

[NJjuice22]

oh ok...yes a "Repair" not a "re-format" will still keep all your files and settings.