Something Happened to all my files.....

[soulsaver_8229]

Ok, so for some reason I lost all my files, music, videos, and pictures. I lost so much I had to do a rewrite of Winxp. Anyhoo, i was wondering, it seems all of my files are there.....but the adresses to them are missing (FAT) basicly, was wondering is there a program that can scan my hard drive to find missing pics, mp3, avi's?

thats free
thanks

soulsaver_8229

 

[Thor]

yeah... there out there.. free is the trick... search majorgeeks... your likely to comeup with something, it has been some time sence i have had to use a file restorer

thore

 

[soulsaver_8229]

yeah i found a file restorer, but heres the thing, i cant find the files, the addresses to the files are whats missing........

need a program that will scan my entire hard drive looking for lost addresses and recover them......

 

[lesman]

theres bound to be something at majorgeeks.com.....there HAS to be...otherwise, you should google it....I'm sorry, though, as I know of no programs off the top of my head!

 

[Ice Czar]

http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm
(freeware direct sector scanner)

and stop using FAT
you want NTFS

and

Corruption 101
failure to determine the why and how from this time is just begging for a repeat

 

[soulsaver_8229]

hrumm, maybe it isnt fat then..........i know windows xp was installed useing ntfs......i jus thtought since the adresses were deleted or poofed, means it was the fat?

i used a registery cleaner and didnt realize i was cleaning everything i wasnt useing, so it started cleaning stuff i had.........so basicly it ate my registery, and all my files poofed......just wondering if theres hope

gonna use that program tho, thanks Ice

soulsaver_8229

 

[Ice Czar]

http://www.ntfs.com/

rather than File Allocation Tables
NTFS employs Master File Tables

w\ substantially more robust native filesystem recovery

 

[soulsaver_8229]

Alright, i read those links, i understand now...............but still cant understand about my problem.......

I started "cleaning" things i didnt mean to and trying to recover them, i used the program you gave me, and sent you a PM about it, i dont see an option to "recover" it........


soulsaver_8229

 

[djnes]

There's some freeware called Restoration 2.5.1.4, that should do the trick. I'm not really understanding how you "lost" your files though, because a registry cleaner won't delete actual files. If you simply deleted the file from within explorer, this program should be able to recover them.