help! [Resolved]

Hitman47 · Post by **Hitman47** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:58 am

It seems that I have exceeded my disk space and didn't notice it untill recently when the PC told me so. the disk space was: 16 kB. Now that I have made a lot of space, I restarted my PC. I logged into my account, and I found out I lost a lot of stuff like: ALL pictures, ALL music, my account in outlook express, internet explorer has no favorites and no homepage.........It's like I bought a new PC, only all games and programs are still here.

My question: can I get the stuff I lost somehow back? My OS is Windows XP.

Post by **.Sup** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:12 am

Try doing system restore.

Hitman47 · Post by **Hitman47** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:13 am

I can't, it has no checkpoint, it's like a totally new PC.

Post by **.Sup** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:22 am

It seems you have a lot of stuff turned off. Firstly you said you "exeded" disk space. The OS always tells you when you are low on disk space. Secondly system restore's checkpoint is on on default so this option was also turned off by user/virus. And you probably dont have your system backed up on an image? You can try with programs that restore your data after being erased. I searched and found this: http://www.google.si/search?hl=sl&q=res ... ogle&meta=

Hitman47 · Post by **Hitman47** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:26 am

I was thinking it could be a virus, 'cause I got no warnings untill this happened and I didn't turn anything off myself. I'm gonna try to do something with the restore tool....

Post by **Ash2Dust** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:17 pm

Browse your c:\documents and settings folder and look thru all the windows accounts. You may find your old desktop, favorites, documents in one of them.

Ramrod64 · Post by **Ramrod64** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:27 pm

if there was not Hard erase maybe try this

Ontrack Easy Recovery (i think freeware(the version i have is a freeware version, the newer ones you have to pay for)) or use simulary tools

scann your pc and you can nearly recover all files if you havent overwrite the harddisk
(also working with formated partitions)

But what you need is an extra HDD where you can save the recovered files (don't save them on a partition which you wanted to recover!!!)

here is a freeware tool which i also used (worked also with flashdisks if you formated your digitalcam disk)

http://www.zdnet.de/downloads/prg/n/f/de0DNF-wc.html

Hitman47 · Post by **Hitman47** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:40 pm

Ash2Dust wrote:Browse your c:\documents and settings folder and look thru all the windows accounts. You may find your old desktop, favorites, documents in one of them.

I LOVE YOU ASH!!!!! It was stored there, my PC seems to have generated a new account.

Ramrod64 · Post by **Ramrod64** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:47 pm

I think now is someone thinking about a DVD Backup

Hitman47 · Post by **Hitman47** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:55 pm

Indeed! I'm only sorry I lost all my mail from outlook express and I need to make a new account all over again.

Thanks for your help guys!

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:51 pm

I love a happy ending...

Post by **matsif** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:36 pm

charger you dirty old man you

Post by **Ash2Dust** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:26 pm

Hitman47_088 wrote:Indeed! I'm only sorry I lost all my mail from outlook express and I need to make a new account all over again. Thanks for your help guys!

In folder options, check show hidden and system files. Then under the account you found your desktop, search for *.dbx (inbox, sent, etc)
usually under %account name%/local settings/application data/Identities/{xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx}/microsoft/outlook express/

and *.wab (address book).
%account name%/application data/microsoft/addressbook

notice that the 2 application data folders are different when browsing. Neither will show if you dont turn off hide hidden and system folders. Tho search should find it if you tell search to search those folders.

Just use the import feature of Outlook Express. Selecting import from an OE6 directory (or some such). Then browse to your directory where you found the *.dbx files.