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Today I accidentally deleted a .txt file using SHIFT+DEL.
I already tried the following software to recover it:
- Recover4All Professional
- Recover My Files
- Seacrh and Recover
- File Recover
- VirtualLab Data Recovery.
NONE of these programs can find my deleted file
I can recover other files which was deleted long time ago, but why I can't recover a simple .TXT file deleted 30 mins. ago???
What else can I do to recover it???

Thanks in advance.

check the recycle bin (just a guess)

striker8000 wrote:check the recycle bin (just a guess)

Used shift key, deletes it right away.

BTW, it looks like you're SOL. Maybe when you installed all those data recovery apps, it overwrote the deleted file.

striker8000 wrote:check the recycle bin (just a guess)

Thanks for quick reply.
SHIFT+DEL = permanently delete file (without moving it to the recycle bin).
Any more ideas???

Prey521 wrote:Used shift key, deletes it right away.

<stores tidbit of info for future reference>

Prey521 wrote:BTW, it looks like you're SOL. Maybe when you installed all those data recovery apps, it overwrote the deleted file.

BTW, what means SOL? :2cool:

maro wrote:BTW, what means SOL? :2cool:

sh*t outta luck

Prey521 wrote:sh*t outta luck

lol.

Come on people, help me please

If the file is that important, you can take it to a data recovery specialist..........I hope you can bend over and grab your ankles though.

like the man said, you're pretty much SOL

I know how you feel, I'd be pissed too if I deleted my Yahoo cybersex chat logs!

Well first off, there ain't nothin' accidental about SHIFT+DEL. That's like saying you accidentally rebooted your computer using CTRL+ALT+DEL.

Secondly, what the hell is in this one text file to go ape**** over? Celebrity female cell numbers? The secret to cold fusion? The Wargames missile codes?

Prey521 wrote:my Yahoo cybersex chat logs!

May I offer my e-mail address?

how about a nice game of tic-tac-toe

Burke wrote:Well first off, there ain't nothin' accidental about SHIFT+DEL. That's like saying you accidentally rebooted your computer using CTRL+ALT+DEL.

I just selected a wrong file in Explorer.

Burke wrote: Secondly, what the hell is in this one text file to go ape**** over? Celebrity female cell numbers? The secret to cold fusion? The Wargames missile codes?

Usernames and passwords.

maro wrote:Today I accidentally deleted a .txt file using SHIFT+DEL.
I already tried the following software to recover it:
- Recover4All Professional
- Recover My Files
- Seacrh and Recover
- File Recover
- VirtualLab Data Recovery.
NONE of these programs can find my deleted file
I can recover other files which was deleted long time ago, but why I can't recover a simple .TXT file deleted 30 mins. ago???
What else can I do to recover it???

Thanks in advance.

First off, the more progs that you try, the less your chance of recovery... ]http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:Cm ... file&hl=en[/url]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=How+to+recover+deleted+.txt+file&btnG=Google+Search

Good luck!

Try using a program called File Scavenger...choose the Exhaustive search.
You can use the demo to recover up to 64k and also to see if its recoverable before you buy . Its works well


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MadDoctor wrote:May I offer my e-mail address?

MadDoctor wrote:May I offer my e-mail address?

LOL, no thanks, if I wanted to screw another hairy creature, I'd a married a Dominican woman. //runs and hides//

well a norton un-delete app has worked well for me in the past ... I have been able to get files back even after a format of the wrong HDD. Believe it or not it is up to you ...


But, I would guess that since you have been installing software, then you may have restarted at some point since you deleted the file?

If so then I am not certain of whether or not you will have much luck retrieving it.

I would however say that if you have not, and you have a lot of memory, and have not needed to flush the memory for anything ... you may very well be able to recover it. However, on XP I believe that it will empty the heap (.NET lingo) every so often no matter what ....

If no restart yet .... you still have a chance ... if restarted ... I am not sure what you can do ....
-lance

lance-tek wrote:well a norton un-delete app has worked well for me in the past ... I have been able to get files back even after a format of the wrong HDD. Believe it or not it is up to you ...


But, I would guess that since you have been installing software, then you may have restarted at some point since you deleted the file?

If so then I am not certain of whether or not you will have much luck retrieving it.

I would however say that if you have not, and you have a lot of memory, and have not needed to flush the memory for anything ... you may very well be able to recover it. However, on XP I believe that it will empty the heap (.NET lingo) every so often no matter what ....

If no restart yet .... you still have a chance ... if restarted ... I am not sure what you can do ....
-lance

The software I recommended is great for retrieving data...even a wiped disk or a Messed up Raid. I just retrieved stuff from a customers drive that he had Formatted with XP and there was stuff on the drive from not only the last format but the last format before that from a previous owner. It can check Defunct drives for Raid or exhaustive and normal search for a regular volume. I did a recover on a Blown raid drive and got back 100% of the guys stuff..for 39.00 and the chance to demo it first to see if you can get back your data its worth it. Check it out if you ever get a chance and need a recovery tool.

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Prey521 wrote:LOL, no thanks, if I wanted to screw another hairy creature, I'd a married a Dominican woman. //runs and hides//

They have nice big butts tho..I force mine to shave



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thepieman wrote:They have nice big butts tho..I force mine to shave



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Your wife is Dominican? Yeah, they do have big ghetto booties!!! YUMMY!

I've used GetDataBack several times and it's always recovered my data.

But if that area of the drive has been overwritten, you're SOL.

Thanks for everyone's help!
I'll try the software you suggested...

Prey521 wrote:

Your wife is Dominican? Yeah, they do have big ghetto booties!!! YUMMY!

Im not mrried...I meant dominican chicks that I dated in the past.
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