recovering files

[lilone]

I had a comp. virus and had to dump everything. I restored comp to an
earlier date. I need some files that were on before I did this, can I recover
them?

[GreenieLeBrun]

lilone wrote:
> I had a comp. virus and had to dump everything. I restored comp to an
> earlier date. I need some files that were on before I did this, can I
> recover them?

Depending on how the computer was restored (ie via MS Sytem restore or by
running the manufactures restore software) then you may be able to recover
the files. Have a look at PC Inspector File Recovery from
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

[Malke]

lilone wrote:

> I had a comp. virus and had to dump everything. I restored comp to an
> earlier date. I need some files that were on before I did this, can I
> recover them?

It depends on what you mean by "dump everything" and "restored comp to an
earlier date" because on the face of it, those are opposing statements.

To me, "dump everything" means you did a clean install - including drive
format - of Windows. If that is the case, then your files are gone unless
you use data recovery software.

My interpretation of "restored comp..." is that you used Windows System
Restore. In that case, your data files should still be there.

So please give a better description of what you actually did, where the data
files were, and the state of the computer now so you can get a focused
answer. This link may help you with that next post:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
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