Deleted file

[kope> @discussions.microsoft.com>]

How do I undelete or undo?

[NewScience]

Check the Recycle Bin and see if the file is still there.

<kope> wrote in message
...
> How do I undelete or undo?

[Dave B.]

Go to recycle bin, right click the file, select restore

<kope> wrote in message
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> How do I undelete or undo?

[Shenan Stanley]

kope wrote:
> How do I undelete or undo?

Is it in the recycle bin - or did you SHIFT+DELETE or empty that already?

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

kope wrote:

> How do I undelete or undo?


Assuming that you've laready checked the recycle bin, and it's not there,
here's my standard post on this subject:

"Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the space as
available to be used. There are third-party programs that can sometimes
recover deleted files. The problem is that the space used by the file is
likely to become overwritten very quickly, and this makes the file
unrecoverable.

So your chances of successfully recovering this file are decent if you try
recovering it immediately after deleting it, and rapidly go downhill from
there. If you've been using the computer since then (for example to write
this question and read this answer), your chances are probably very poor by
now.

But if the file is important enough, it's worth a try anyway. Stop using the
computer in question immediately, if you haven't done so already. Download
an undelete program (here's one:
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html but there are several others
to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's computer and bring it to
yours on a floppy to try.

If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very expensive
and may or may not work in your case.

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[Sillytart]

Sorry, wanted to ask my own question regarding deletion of a windows componet
'FAX ... which was installed on my computer'. Unfortunately by mistake via
add & remove, I deleted this, and am trying to find help how to reverse or
reinstall this programme/hardware? But for some reason I cannot even seem to
click easily on the new button on this website to type & send my own message,
I assume a blank box is supposed to appear - all I can see is what looks like
a red circle NO ENTRY sign which appears immediately after clicking the 'New'
button!

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> kope wrote:
>
> > How do I undelete or undo?
>
>
> Assuming that you've laready checked the recycle bin, and it's not there,
> here's my standard post on this subject:
>
> "Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the space as
> available to be used. There are third-party programs that can sometimes
> recover deleted files. The problem is that the space used by the file is
> likely to become overwritten very quickly, and this makes the file
> unrecoverable.
>
> So your chances of successfully recovering this file are decent if you try
> recovering it immediately after deleting it, and rapidly go downhill from
> there. If you've been using the computer since then (for example to write
> this question and read this answer), your chances are probably very poor by
> now.
>
> But if the file is important enough, it's worth a try anyway. Stop using the
> computer in question immediately, if you haven't done so already. Download
> an undelete program (here's one:
> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html but there are several others
> to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's computer and bring it to
> yours on a floppy to try.
>
> If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
> professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very expensive
> and may or may not work in your case.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

[Sillytart]

Ah! One must allow pop-ups to write questions the No Entry red sign mean't no
pop ups allowed, upon changing setting I am now able to write my own
question, Sorry to butt into yours.

"Sillytart" wrote:

> Sorry, wanted to ask my own question regarding deletion of a windows componet
> 'FAX ... which was installed on my computer'. Unfortunately by mistake via
> add & remove, I deleted this, and am trying to find help how to reverse or
> reinstall this programme/hardware? But for some reason I cannot even seem to
> click easily on the new button on this website to type & send my own message,
> I assume a blank box is supposed to appear - all I can see is what looks like
> a red circle NO ENTRY sign which appears immediately after clicking the 'New'
> button!
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > kope wrote:
> >
> > > How do I undelete or undo?
> >
> >
> > Assuming that you've laready checked the recycle bin, and it's not there,
> > here's my standard post on this subject:
> >
> > "Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the space as
> > available to be used. There are third-party programs that can sometimes
> > recover deleted files. The problem is that the space used by the file is
> > likely to become overwritten very quickly, and this makes the file
> > unrecoverable.
> >
> > So your chances of successfully recovering this file are decent if you try
> > recovering it immediately after deleting it, and rapidly go downhill from
> > there. If you've been using the computer since then (for example to write
> > this question and read this answer), your chances are probably very poor by
> > now.
> >
> > But if the file is important enough, it's worth a try anyway. Stop using the
> > computer in question immediately, if you haven't done so already. Download
> > an undelete program (here's one:
> > http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html but there are several others
> > to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's computer and bring it to
> > yours on a floppy to try.
> >
> > If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
> > professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very expensive
> > and may or may not work in your case.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
> >
> >

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Sillytart wrote:

> Sorry, wanted to ask my own question regarding deletion of a windows
> componet 'FAX ... which was installed on my computer'. Unfortunately
> by mistake via add & remove, I deleted this, and am trying to find
> help how to reverse or reinstall this programme/hardware?


Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs. Click on Add/Remove Windows
Components at the left.


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> But for
> some reason I cannot even seem to click easily on the new button on
> this website to type & send my own message, I assume a blank box is
> supposed to appear - all I can see is what looks like a red circle NO
> ENTRY sign which appears immediately after clicking the 'New' button!
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> kope wrote:
>>
>>> How do I undelete or undo?
>>
>>
>> Assuming that you've laready checked the recycle bin, and it's not
>> there, here's my standard post on this subject:
>>
>> "Deleting" a file doesn't actually delete it; it just marks the
>> space as available to be used. There are third-party programs that
>> can sometimes recover deleted files. The problem is that the space
>> used by the file is likely to become overwritten very quickly, and
>> this makes the file unrecoverable.
>>
>> So your chances of successfully recovering this file are decent if
>> you try recovering it immediately after deleting it, and rapidly go
>> downhill from there. If you've been using the computer since then
>> (for example to write this question and read this answer), your
>> chances are probably very poor by now.
>>
>> But if the file is important enough, it's worth a try anyway. Stop
>> using the computer in question immediately, if you haven't done so
>> already. Download an undelete program (here's one:
>> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html but there are
>> several others to choose from; do a Google search) on a friend's
>> computer and bring it to yours on a floppy to try.
>>
>> If this fails, your only other recourse is to take the drive to a
>> professional file recovery company. This kind of service is very
>> expensive and may or may not work in your case.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Sillytart wrote:

> Ah! One must allow pop-ups to write questions the No Entry red sign
> mean't no pop ups allowed, upon changing setting I am now able to
> write my own question, Sorry to butt into yours.



The reason you're having such problems is that you are using the web
interface to read this newsgroup--it's the slowest, clunkiest, most
error-prone method there is. Do yourself a favor and switch to a newsreader,
such as Outlook Express, which comes with Windows. See
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

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