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I emptied my recycle bin and some of it back??

Sep 20, 2007 11:09AM PDT

I have vista Home Premium. and a HP Pavillion tx1219us. I emptied my recycle bin but I need the things that were in it back.
I did a system restore but it didnt bring them back.
Can someone tell me how to do it.

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Data recovery software...
Sep 20, 2007 12:03PM PDT

System Restore covers installed software, system files, and account settings, not personal files. There is no undelete option after you empty the Recycle Bin, so your only option is to look into third-party file recovery software. Free demos usually only show you the files names that can be recovered, but you need to act quickly...the more you use the computer the greater the chances are the files will be overwritten and lost for good. If you can, stop using the computer now, unplug it, and connect the drive to another computer to perform the recovery from.

Good luck.
John

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deletes
Sep 21, 2007 4:49AM PDT

Computers dont delete files, just overwrite them..
Check major-geeks.com for helpful programs.

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Thats what I figured
Sep 21, 2007 6:54AM PDT

So far Ive had no luck