File recovery site recommended?

GunJack

if you factory reset, open Computer, open C: drive. Do you have a folder in there called Windows.old ?? If you do, that should be a copy of your previous installation and if you browse through that to the folder you had them stored previously, you should find your pics

Sparklebabey

GunJack wrote: »

if you factory reset, open Computer, open C: drive. Do you have a folder in there called Windows.old ?? If you do, that should be a copy of your previous installation and if you browse through that to the folder you had them stored previously, you should find your pics

Thanks for trying to help

There is a folder called 'Windows' and a file (it's not a picture of a folder beside it but more looks like a sheet of paper) called MOVE_RECOVERY. I have looked in both (in fact I have looked in everything that was there was I opened the drive) and there is nothing called Windows.old.

This is so frustrating as you all probably know what you are looking for but me with my 'limited' knowledge *cough* of how to try and sort these things out means I am stumbling about!!!

All advice gratefully received and tried I promise!!

EDIT to add...there is also a folder called BACKUP but no joy there either

Sparklebabey

ada1988 wrote: »

do you use PC or Mac.
i just one software that can
And you can have a look at this page for more.
Hope I can help you slove your problem.

I use a PC running Windows Vista....will have a look at the link you posted.

Thank you

GunJack

Sparklebabey wrote: »

I use a PC running Windows Vista....will have a look at the link you posted.

Thank you

if you reinstalled vista in any way, the windows.old folder will be there on your C: drive....check carefully......

debitcardmayhem

GunJack wrote: »

if you reinstalled vista in any way, the windows.old folder will be there on your C: drive....check carefully......

Huh, I thought factory reset was just what it said on the tin, surely I am wrong The factory reset didn't know what happened x years later , mind you I am working on it

Edited: if Sparkle had done an install/re-install then yes there would have been a windows.old....

GunJack

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Huh, I thought factory reset was just what it said on the tin, surely I am wrong The factory reset didn't know what happened x years later , mind you I am working on it

Edited: if Sparkle had done an install/re-install then yes there would have been a windows.old....

hmmm....it seems to be manufacturer-dependant then...did my vista lapy over xmas (advent) and it retained the .old file, but I seem to recall using the recovery disk (that I burned off the first time I switched the lappy on )...haven't tried it purely from the recovery partition, maybe it would not populate the .old file if I did.

....noted for future reference

debitcardmayhem

GunJack wrote: »

hmmm....it seems to be manufacturer-dependant then...did my vista lapy over xmas (advent) and it retained the .old file, but I seem to recall using the recovery disk (that I burned off the first time I switched the lappy on )...haven't tried it purely from the recovery partition, maybe it would not populate the .old file if I did.

....noted for future reference

[STRIKE]Just for info GJ was it using a recovery partition or just a DVD/CD ?[/STRIKE] tx

'kin old age again, just spotted above

GunJack

no probs mate, must admit I'm feelin' bl00dy old tonight

debitcardmayhem

GunJack wrote: »

no probs mate, must admit I'm feelin' bl00dy old tonight

So you should posting at 04:50 today (spying on you we are :cool:) I must tell spud off for his new sig too

GunJack

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

So you should posting at 04:50 today (spying on you we are :cool:) I must tell spud off for his new sig too

04:50 ?? I'd been up for 2 hours by then ...fell asleep on sofa @ 21:10-ish, woke up with stiff neck at 02:45, hence feelin' old tonight

...and spud's a larf, ain't he ????