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bitWISE
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by bitWISE Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:33 pm
I think someone got on my system and deleted some of my files (most importantly, my address book and my backup address book). I'm running Win XP with NTFS partitions and I don't mind paying ~$50 if the program really works well.
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:48 pm
Ok this makes no sense. Two programs are both showing that the files weren't deleted. This is the first time I used my PC since the files came up missing....
Bdw3
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by Bdw3 Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:50 pm
Er, that program shows only deleted files.....
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:56 pm
Bdw3 wrote: Er, that program shows only deleted files.....
I mean that the program you linked and a program from cnet both do no show contacts.txt as a partially deleted file.
Bdw3
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by Bdw3 Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:58 pm
Then it may have been written over. Text files are tiny and if it was in your main drive, then just browsing the web may have killed it.
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:07 am
Bdw3 wrote: Then it may have been written over. Text files are tiny and if it was in your main drive, then just browsing the web may have killed it.
But...it should still exist on my media drive that hasn't been accessed at all.
Bdw3
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by Bdw3 Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:09 am
Indeed...
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:16 am
Bdw3 wrote: Indeed...
Nothin after a deep scan. Found stuff I deleted last month but nothing new.
tnf
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by tnf Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:22 am
why would someone do that?
Guest
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by Guest Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:41 am
bitWISE wrote: I think someone got on my system and deleted some of my files (most importantly, my address book and my backup address book). I'm running Win XP with NTFS partitions and I don't mind paying ~$50 if the program really works well.
At first glance I read.. I need a really good life recovery application.
Man, I'd wish those would exist.
Pete
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:08 am
tnf wrote: why would someone do that?
A gf jealous of online friends and old friends would have motive.
mjrpes
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by mjrpes Mon Aug 08, 2005 1:38 am
A person must make backup when bitch in household.
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:53 pm
mjrpes wrote: A person must make backup when bitch in household.
Once I get my new phone I'm backing up religously. I never thought I would actually lose my phone permanently.
