| If however you have emptied the recycle bin or have | | | | files on a disk, and can locate clues to the |
| deleted the file using some other application bypassing | | | | whereabouts of the disk space a lost file occupied. |
| the recycle bin, you still have a chance to recover the | | | | This software can read the unallocated space on the |
| files. That is if the file was deleted only a short time | | | | hard drive. This is now where the deleted files will be |
| ago. | | | | located. |
| What has happens is, initially windows has removed | | | | You can also use this software to restore files on |
| the reference to the file but has not as yet removed | | | | flash memory drives, digital cameras and certain mp3 |
| the file from the hard drive. The section on the hard | | | | players. |
| drive where the file is located has now been made | | | | Amongst the file types that can be recovered are:o |
| available to be overwritten, but Windows does not use | | | | Documents.o Images.o Music.o Video.o Compressed. |
| this space immediately. Therefore if the deletion was | | | | If you have defragmented your hard drive since |
| recent it is in fact still there and available to be | | | | deleting the file, then all the pointers to the location of |
| recovered. But the longer the computer is used after | | | | the deleted data will have been lost, and your file will |
| the file was deleted the greater the chances are that | | | | probably have been overwritten. |
| the file has been partially or completely overwritten. | | | | The best way to avoid this problem in the future will |
| Unfortunately tools that can help you recover deleted | | | | be to back up your files. Perhaps to a second hard |
| files that are not in the recycle bin are not provided as | | | | drive or partition, a removable hard drive, a rewriteable |
| standard with the Windows operating system. This | | | | cd/dvd or even a flash drive. |
| being the case you will have to use a third party | | | | Unfortunately very few people take the time to back |
| software to restore the files. This software | | | | up their files until disaster strikes. Will you back up your |
| understands the internals of the system used to store | | | | files? |