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**JulietOreira** · 04-20-2010, 04:32 AM

My friend accidently deleted a folder which contained 400Gb of backed up TV shows... is there anyway he can recover this?

**Cengaeas** · 04-20-2010, 04:42 AM

Restore Recycling Bin?

**Haftdrarp** · 04-20-2010, 04:59 AM

Pray it's not a Mac...[rofl]

**SpecialOFFER** · 04-20-2010, 05:00 AM

redownload it?
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GM L66 engine specifications

**JulietOreira** · 04-20-2010, 05:20 AM

Restore Recycling Bin?

.....

Don't know about you, but I don't reserve 400Gb for the recycle bin

And it's not a mac, and he has a really slow internet connection, it'd take forever to redownload it all.

**Assauraarguck** · 04-20-2010, 06:52 AM

I have used a program called GetDataBack and it actually works really well.

**MasTaBlau** · 04-20-2010, 06:52 AM

Download Recuva (free software):
http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download

Assuming the drive isn't badly damaged or you haven't overwritten it with lots of data, you should be OK. Although you may need a similar sized HD to restore the data to.

**JulieSmithdccd** · 04-20-2010, 07:41 AM

My friend accidently deleted a folder which contained 400Gb of backed up TV shows... is there anyway he can recover this?

We all know those 400 GB aren't TV Shows. We know exactly hat folder that was

program undelete might work

**GeorgeEckland** · 04-20-2010, 11:26 AM

Pray it's not a Mac...[rofl]

Why's that?

**tickerinet** · 04-20-2010, 11:33 AM

Why's that?

Agreed, I don't see what being a mac has to do with making it hard to recovery data.

As long as no data wiping tools were in play of course.

**GeorgeEckland** · 04-20-2010, 12:22 PM

Agreed, I don't see what being a mac has to do with making it hard to recovery data.

As long as no data wiping tools were in play of course.

I know, that is why I was confused. I lent a firewire HDD to a classmate in college that was in HFS format and they ended up formatting it on their PC. I ran some recovery software and got all my data back.

**ringsarcle** · 04-20-2010, 06:37 PM

It's a myth these days that a Mac can't recover data. Often this myth is kept going by Mac support themselves to con you into taking it into a store to pay $$$ for a recovery. If you're savvy though it should never be an issue.

Back on topic, just make sure your system isn't writing any data to that drive. Otherwise the odds of your old data being overwritten increases exponentially.

**kennyguitar** · 04-20-2010, 07:44 PM

I've used this program in the past to recover deleted files, it works brilliantly.
http://www.recovermyfiles.com/

**mplawssix** · 04-20-2010, 10:20 PM

Have you tried sending it to Nigeria?

**IronpumpedLady** · 04-21-2010, 06:50 AM

Have you tried sending it to Nigeria?

LOL are you f**king kidding? With the volcano erupting there?!?!

**pedFlicle** · 04-22-2010, 11:57 PM

LOL are you f**king kidding? With the volcano erupting there?!?!

Seems lke it calmed down finally.

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JulietOreira Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 584 Senior Member	Restore Recycling Bin? ..... Don't know about you, but I don't reserve 400Gb for the recycle bin And it's not a mac, and he has a really slow internet connection, it'd take forever to redownload it all. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Assauraarguck Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	I have used a program called GetDataBack and it actually works really well. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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MasTaBlau Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Download Recuva (free software): http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download Assuming the drive isn't badly damaged or you haven't overwritten it with lots of data, you should be OK. Although you may need a similar sized HD to restore the data to. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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JulieSmithdccd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 592 Senior Member	My friend accidently deleted a folder which contained 400Gb of backed up TV shows... is there anyway he can recover this? We all know those 400 GB aren't TV Shows. We know exactly hat folder that was program undelete might work Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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GeorgeEckland Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 499 Senior Member	Pray it's not a Mac...[rofl] Why's that? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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tickerinet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 505 Senior Member	Why's that? Agreed, I don't see what being a mac has to do with making it hard to recovery data. As long as no data wiping tools were in play of course. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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GeorgeEckland Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 499 Senior Member	Agreed, I don't see what being a mac has to do with making it hard to recovery data. As long as no data wiping tools were in play of course. I know, that is why I was confused. I lent a firewire HDD to a classmate in college that was in HFS format and they ended up formatting it on their PC. I ran some recovery software and got all my data back. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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04-20-2010, 06:37 PM	#12
ringsarcle Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 412 Senior Member	It's a myth these days that a Mac can't recover data. Often this myth is kept going by Mac support themselves to con you into taking it into a store to pay $$$ for a recovery. If you're savvy though it should never be an issue. Back on topic, just make sure your system isn't writing any data to that drive. Otherwise the odds of your old data being overwritten increases exponentially. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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kennyguitar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	I've used this program in the past to recover deleted files, it works brilliantly. http://www.recovermyfiles.com/ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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mplawssix Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 382 Senior Member	Have you tried sending it to Nigeria? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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