Guest addictedtochaos Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 All of my sub folders in My Pictures and My Videos are gone as well as the files in them (nearly 8 GB of data) gone. Please any help will be appreciated.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Many of my file are gone HELP "addictedtochaos" <addictedtochaos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5C1F8A9A-2722-4438-A72E-14294AB19179@microsoft.com... > All of my sub folders in My Pictures and My Videos are gone as well as the > files in them (nearly 8 GB of data) gone. Please any help will be > appreciated. You probably logged on under a different account, which means that your pictures and video clips are located in a different profile folder. On a related subject: If these files are important, do you back them up regularly to an independent medium? Sooner or later you might really lose them . . .
Guest addictedtochaos Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Many of my file are gone HELP "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "addictedtochaos" <addictedtochaos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:5C1F8A9A-2722-4438-A72E-14294AB19179@microsoft.com... > > All of my sub folders in My Pictures and My Videos are gone as well as the > > files in them (nearly 8 GB of data) gone. Please any help will be > > appreciated. > > You probably logged on under a different account, which > means that your pictures and video clips are located in > a different profile folder. > > On a related subject: If these files are important, do you > back them up regularly to an independent medium? > Sooner or later you might really lose them . . . > > > No I didn't log in under a different account, there are now 8 GB extra available on my HD that were there before, as soon I can restore them I'll buy an external HD and back them up, many were already backed up on CD.
Guest DL Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Many of my file are gone HELP Run a search to include hidden files/folders for *.jpg or whatever "addictedtochaos" <addictedtochaos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:36667469-7E52-4B41-83EB-F4C569032970@microsoft.com... > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "addictedtochaos" <addictedtochaos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message news:5C1F8A9A-2722-4438-A72E-14294AB19179@microsoft.com... >> > All of my sub folders in My Pictures and My Videos are gone as well as >> > the >> > files in them (nearly 8 GB of data) gone. Please any help will be >> > appreciated. >> >> You probably logged on under a different account, which >> means that your pictures and video clips are located in >> a different profile folder. >> >> On a related subject: If these files are important, do you >> back them up regularly to an independent medium? >> Sooner or later you might really lose them . . . >> >> >> > > No I didn't log in under a different account, there are now 8 GB extra > available on my HD that were there before, as soon I can restore them I'll > buy an external HD and back them up, many were already backed up on CD.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Many of my file are gone HELP "addictedtochaos" <addictedtochaos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:36667469-7E52-4B41-83EB-F4C569032970@microsoft.com... > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "addictedtochaos" <addictedtochaos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in >> message news:5C1F8A9A-2722-4438-A72E-14294AB19179@microsoft.com... >> > All of my sub folders in My Pictures and My Videos are gone as well as >> > the >> > files in them (nearly 8 GB of data) gone. Please any help will be >> > appreciated. >> >> You probably logged on under a different account, which >> means that your pictures and video clips are located in >> a different profile folder. >> >> On a related subject: If these files are important, do you >> back them up regularly to an independent medium? >> Sooner or later you might really lose them . . . >> >> >> > > No I didn't log in under a different account, there are now 8 GB extra > available on my HD that were there before, as soon I can restore them I'll > buy an external HD and back them up, many were already backed up on CD. I'm baffled about your statement "there are now 8 GB extra available on my HD that were there before". If you feel that these files are missing altogether then one of the many recovery tools may be able to get them back for you. Here are a few: http://www.hddrecovery.com.au http://bootmaster.filerecovery.biz http://www.runtime.org/ (GetDataBack - has a trial version) http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/filerecoverysecdownload.html http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html You must install it on a different PC, then connect your disk as a slave disk to that PC. If you install the program on your own PC then you are likely to overwrite the traces of the deleted files. In fact anything you do on your PC reduces the likelyhood of a successful recovery. I sometimes despair about the number of people who post in this newsgroup about lost files that are irreplaceable. They all choose to defer their regular backup action until after they suffer a major hit. It seems that a bad expierence is still the best teacher but the tuition fees are savage.
Guest HEMI-Powered Posted October 4, 2007 Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Many of my file are gone HELP Pegasus (MVP) added these comments in the current discussion du jour ... > I'm baffled about your statement "there are now 8 GB extra > available on my HD that were there before". > > If you feel that these files are missing altogether then one > of the many recovery tools may be able to get them back for > you. Here are a few: > http://www.hddrecovery.com.au > http://bootmaster.filerecovery.biz > http://www.runtime.org/ (GetDataBack - has a trial version) > http://www.softwarepatch.com/software/filerecoverysecdownload.h > tml http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html > > You must install it on a different PC, then connect your disk > as a slave disk to that PC. If you install the program on your > own PC then you are likely to overwrite the traces of the > deleted files. In fact anything you do on your PC reduces the > likelyhood of a successful recovery. > > I sometimes despair about the number of people who post > in this newsgroup about lost files that are irreplaceable. > They all choose to defer their regular backup action until > after they suffer a major hit. It seems that a bad expierence > is still the best teacher but the tuition fees are savage. > I, too, am sad when I read cries for help to recover many gigs worth of "irreplaceable" data files when the OP has done zero.zero to EVER backup to optical or external HD. The cost of either is only pennies/gig, but yes, backing up is a PITA so is the last thing many people think of. I also despair with people who allow auto updating of Windows, their apps, and even malware protection. They go to bed with a working system sometimes and wake up to one that won't even boot. Finally, I feel bad for people who must do an entire nuke and reinstall of their system when good imagers like Acronis True Image is available. Some years ago, I established a rigorous periodic (4-6 weeks) time span where I first do as comprehensive a malware scan with multiple products as I can, image C:\, and copy all of my data to one of two 200 gig externals. I take the fresh backup external to my bank and store it safely in my safety deposit box and retrieve the earlier one from the bank and store it off the floor in my basement. I am not all that concerned about a B & E, but I AM majorly concerned about something as "minor" as a fire in one part of the house but the fire department puts hundreds of thousands of gallons of water all over the place ruining everything that is electronic including my PC and any backups in my house. And, while rare, we DO have natural disasters in Michigan like torrential rain, sleet in winter, extraordinary snowfalls, major power hits, and other natural or man-made disasters any of which can compromise my house in some way, e.g., take the roof off. Oh, yes. Since I rarely need all of my install CDs, they, too are in my bank safety deposit box. For newer apps and Windows, I can get new ones but it takes time. For older legacy apps that are still useful, it is generally impossible to get a replacement because either the company no longer supports that version or isn't even in business anymore. One last one for the OP and others reading: if I intend to do something that is even minorly dangerous to my system, including allowing ANY update to install, I do my own RP to ensure that I can recover if it needed. Paranoid? Probably. But, I sleep better knowing I am as safe as is reasonably possible to be. I have a LOT of things I'd rather spend my time on than trying to recover my two PCs and all of my personal data after a visit from Murphy! All of that said, of all my friends and relatives, not one of them has the faintest clue as to why any of this is important even though I oft gently lecture them about it. I guess that's one reason why places like Best Buy's Geek Squad is such a booming success. As you say, learning via an old fashioned object lesson can be a very powerful way to change your ways, but can also be a VERY expensive way to learn both in time and sometimes even in dollars. -- HP, aka Jerry
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