Data recovery help sought

[studiot]

Client has deleted his user (wrongly) and all his files and settings in XP.

Can't see any of the files listed in any recovery program I have.

Suggestions please.

 

[deutschnaftula]

Can't see any of the files listed in any recovery program I have.

what recovery program do you have?

 

[iisjman07]

Does system restore have anything to help?

 

[studiot]

So far I've looked at

Recuva
Restoration
Retrieve IT
Spotmau

There seem to be about 38,000 identified files.
Most of these pertain to internet activity - either htm or stuff on a web page
What I am really looking for the the deleted user docs and settings. He can live without everything else. He had a load of spreadsheets (XLS) in particular.

And no SR won't help here, he must have chosen the 'delete all files' option that is offered when you delete a user.

 

[SCR12]

So far I've looked at

Recuva
Restoration
Retrieve IT
Spotmau

There seem to be about 38,000 identified files.
Most of these pertain to internet activity - either htm or stuff on a web page
What I am really looking for the the deleted user docs and settings. He can live without everything else. He had a load of spreadsheets (XLS) in particular.

And no SR won't help here, he must have chosen the 'delete all files' option that is offered when you delete a user.

Try getdataback, download the trial trial and see if that picks anything up, it should find the docs but not settings, only system restore can do that.

 

[Kenhelms]

Ontrack or Rstudio will filter atleast.

 

[studiot]

Thanks for the replies.

I don't know what a trial trial is couldn't find anything relevant on the web. about it.

I know SR will find some settings, but I don't need these. Only the docs part of that folder. A file list might help but
As far as I know the current folder/file structure is not recorded in the registry.

I don't know if anyone knows about the Windows user deletion process but it sems to delete files more deeply than just changing the pointers.

I will be experimenting further over the next few days and report back.

 

[AtYourService]

getdataback ntfs will get it

 

[SCR12]

Thanks for the replies.

I don't know what a trial trial is couldn't find anything relevant on the web. about it.

I know SR will find some settings, but I don't need these. Only the docs part of that folder. A file list might help but
As far as I know the current folder/file structure is not recorded in the registry.

I don't know if anyone knows about the Windows user deletion process but it sems to delete files more deeply than just changing the pointers.

I will be experimenting further over the next few days and report back.

I ment a trial, i use EASEUS data recovery, it is just as good as getdataback or rstudio, you can download a trial and just be warned it takes a while, i paid £40 for mine.

 

[studiot]

Got Easeus, haven't tried it yet. Didn't work well on another recent recovery.

 

[noah]

getdataback for the win!

http://www.runtime.org/index.html

I use that and disk explorer from the same site. Worth every penny.

 

[JosephLeo]

getdataback for the win!

http://www.runtime.org/index.html

I use that and disk explorer from the same site. Worth every penny.

Yes it is- I think everyone on this forum knows about it though, but it's very nice to have a reminder once and a while just in case people forget. I actually payed for my copies- which is rare these days

 

[noah]

Yes it is- I think everyone on this forum knows about it though, but it's very nice to have a reminder once and a while just in case people forget. I actually payed for my copies- which is rare these days

Except for the original poster, apparently. Hence it being mentioned. Now I remember why i stopped posting in the first place.