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re: How do I retrieve deleted files? Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 6:16 am Posted by phantom (5587 messages posted) If you deleted them from the recycle bin, not much chance of recovery. There are programs that can recover some data but at best I have had no luck whatsoever. You may have to reinstall the programs to recover the data. What are the files?? On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 6:01 am, Sel wrote: >I was uninstalling some software and accidentally agreed to delete all of that softwares >components. It has now deleted some of my necessary files and exes. How do I undelete/retrieve >these components? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do I retrieve deleted files? Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 7:16 am Posted by Sel (2 messages posted) I was deleting some software using the Uninstall Shield when a popup came up and said: Do you want to delete all the components of this software. When I clicked yes I saw that it was deleting things from various folders. I then clicked cancel and everything seemed normal, but when I restarted my computer all thse error messages came up saying that various files and programs had been removed. Even basic files such as internet expolorer, paint, word etc. are not working. I have had to reinstall MS office to open word docs... Will I have to re-boot my comp and reinstall everything again? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do I retrieve deleted files? Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 7:31 am Posted by rebootbill (764 messages posted) Just because you have deleted them from the recycle bin, that doesn't mean that you can't recover them. First try not to use hard drive much, go to dos prompt and use microsft's undelete. here's instructions - UNDELETE Type: External (5.0 and later) Syntax: UNDELETE [d:][path][filename] [/DT|/DS|/DOS] UNDELETE [/list|/all|/purge[d:]|/status|/load|/U|/S[d:]|/Td:[-entries]] Purpose: Restores files deleted with the DELETE command. Discussion Used to recover files that have been previously erased. The UNDELETE command can only recover deleted files if no new files or changes have been made on the disk since the deletion. Therefore, if you accidentally delete a file that you want to keep, stop what you are doing immediately and use the UNDELETE command to retrieve the file. For more information on using the UNDELETE command, refer to Chapter 2, Using Common DOS Commands. Options /all - Automatically recovers all of the files you specify. /list - All available files are listed (but files are not recovered). /DOS Restricts recovery to those files that meet the file specifications (filespec) in the disk directory table. /DT - Restricts recovery to those files found in the Delete Tracking File. /DS - Restricts recovery to those files found in the SENTRY directory. /load - Loads the Undelete memory-resident program into memory using information defined in the UNDELETE.INI file. /unload - Unloads the memory-resident portion of the Undelete program from memory, turning off the capability to restore deleted files. /purged[d] - Deletes the contents of the SENTRY directory. /status - Displays the type of delete protection in effect for each drive. /S[d] - Enables the Delete Sentry level of protection and loads the memory-resident portion of the UNDELETE program. /Tdrive[-entries] - Enables the Delete Tracker level of protection and loads the memory-resident portion of the UNDELETE program. The optional entries parameter specifies the maximum number of entries in the deletion-tracking file (PCTRACKR.DEL). It must be a value in the range 1 through 999 with the default value determined by the type of disk being tracked. Examples To undelete all recoverable files in the LETTERS directory, enter undelete \letters\*.* /all To undelete all recoverable files in the current directory using the delete-tracking file, enter undelete /dt On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 6:01 am, Sel wrote: >I was uninstalling some software and accidentally agreed to delete all of that softwares >components. It has now deleted some of my necessary files and exes. How do I undelete/retrieve >these components? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do I retrieve deleted files? Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 11:26 am Posted by phantom (5587 messages posted) You can try what rebootbill says but I have had no luck whatsoever in undeleting even with 3rd party software. Yes you may have to reinstall what you deleted. On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 7:16 am, Sel wrote: >I was deleting some software using the Uninstall Shield when a popup came up and >said: Do you want to delete all the components of this software. When I clicked yes >I saw that it was deleting things from various folders. I then clicked cancel and >everything seemed normal, but when I restarted my computer all thse error messages >came up saying that various files and programs had been removed. Even basic files >such as internet expolorer, paint, word etc. are not working. I have had to reinstall >MS office to open word docs... Will I have to re-boot my comp and reinstall everything >again? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do I retrieve deleted files? Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 8:16 pm Posted by sekirt (1447 messages posted) rebootbill, You do good work.....but I do not believe there is any UNDELETE with Windows 98. And certainly not in DOS with a FAT32 system. I do believe the last DOS UNDELETE was in ver 6.22. Sel, If you have booted your computer and have used it, you may never recover deleted files. The area they occupy will possibly have been written to. Make a list of the files that are missing. That way you can compare it to what this program finds. Download this program onto a floppy - if you can do it with another computer, so much the better. The the program is rather easy to use. It will suggest that you recover the files and place them on another drive. Hopefully, you can do that. Because as they are recovered, if you keep them on the same drive, they may overwrite the area where another erased file resides. It is going to be tricky at best. Program is freeware. Even if you are not successful this time, put the program on your hard drive for next time. Good luck. http://hccweb1.bai.ne.jp/~hcj58401/ Another idea, you may be able to run System File Checker and have it place new copies of the files from your CD. START >RUN type: SFC Don't leave us sitting on the edge of our seats, post back with the results. sekirt On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 6:01 am, Sel wrote: >I was uninstalling some software and accidentally agreed to delete all of that softwares >components. It has now deleted some of my necessary files and exes. How do I undelete/retrieve >these components? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How do I retrieve deleted files? Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 5:11 am Posted by evelyn (1 messages posted) i want to retreat deleted mesages but don;t know how.i have very important information there and would like to get it back , On Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 7:31 am, rebootbill wrote: >Just because you have deleted them from the recycle bin, that doesn't mean that you >can't recover them. First try not to use hard drive much, go to dos prompt and use >microsft's undelete. here's instructions - UNDELETE > >Type: External (5.0 and later) > >Syntax: > >UNDELETE [d:][path][filename] [/DT|/DS|/DOS] >UNDELETE [/list|/all|/purge[d:]|/status|/load|/U|/S[d:]|/Td:[-entries]] > >Purpose: Restores files deleted with the DELETE command. > >Discussion > >Used to recover files that have been previously erased. The UNDELETE command can >only recover deleted files if no new files or changes have been made on the disk >since the deletion. Therefore, if you accidentally delete a file that you want to >keep, stop what you are doing immediately and use the UNDELETE command to retrieve >the file. > >For more information on using the UNDELETE command, refer to Chapter 2, Using Common >DOS Commands. > >Options > >/all - Automatically recovers all of the files you specify. > >/list - All available files are listed (but files are not recovered). > >/DOS Restricts recovery to those files that meet the file specifications (filespec) >in the disk directory table. > >/DT - Restricts recovery to those files found in the Delete Tracking File. > >/DS - Restricts recovery to those files found in the SENTRY directory. > >/load - Loads the Undelete memory-resident program into memory using information >defined in the UNDELETE.INI file. > >/unload - Unloads the memory-resident portion of the Undelete program from memory, >turning off the capability to restore deleted files. > >/purged[d] - Deletes the contents of the SENTRY directory. > >/status - Displays the type of delete protection in effect for each drive. > >/S[d] - Enables the Delete Sentry level of protection and loads the memory-resident >portion of the UNDELETE program. > >/Tdrive[-entries] - Enables the Delete Tracker level of protection and loads the >memory-resident portion of the UNDELETE program. The optional entries parameter specifies >the maximum number of entries in the deletion-tracking file (PCTRACKR.DEL). It must >be a value in the range 1 through 999 with the default value determined by the type >of disk being tracked. > >Examples > >To undelete all recoverable files in the LETTERS directory, enter > >undelete \letters\*.* /all > >To undelete all recoverable files in the current directory using the delete-tracking >file, enter > >undelete /dt > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum