Recover Lost Data
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From: Robersabel on 21 Mar 2010 20:25 Had to perform recovery with Dell Computer XP SP3 after discovering 4 viruses and 3 Trojans. Lost all data. Is it possible to recover photographs, music, and files? Robert
From: GettingByOk on 21 Mar 2010 20:32 That depends on whether or not any of your files were overwritten. If you have a single drive it's easier, if you have a RAID set it's harder. There are data recovery services that are expensive but can be worth it if your data is valuable enough. Do you have a backup you can use? Robert "Robersabel" wrote: > Had to perform recovery with Dell Computer XP SP3 after discovering 4 viruses > and 3 Trojans. Lost all data. > > Is it possible to recover photographs, music, and files? > > Robert
From: GettingByOk on 21 Mar 2010 20:34 Also, for right now until you figure out what you need to do I wouldn't write anything to your disk(s) with the lost data. You might consider buying a new internal and/or external disk, installing your operating system on that one and using it until you can recover as much as possible of the data you lost. "Robersabel" wrote: > Had to perform recovery with Dell Computer XP SP3 after discovering 4 viruses > and 3 Trojans. Lost all data. > > Is it possible to recover photographs, music, and files? > > Robert
From: GettingByOk on 21 Mar 2010 20:36 Sorry for peppering you with replies to this but you might also consider checking your Help and Support item in your Start menu + Googling around for Recovering Data or Data Recovery or other phrases that can help you see what's possible. "Robersabel" wrote: > Had to perform recovery with Dell Computer XP SP3 after discovering 4 viruses > and 3 Trojans. Lost all data. > > Is it possible to recover photographs, music, and files? > > Robert
From: LD55ZRA on 21 Mar 2010 20:39
No because by using Dell's recovery CD, you have lost everything unless you are prepared to pay about $1,500 minimum for recovery specialists to even pick up a phone to talk with you!. I use Norton Ghost 15 (cost me $40) and it does all the backups for me automatically on an external HD (cost me another $35). hth "Robersabel" <Robert> wrote in message news:CECD1E62-7950-4B62-A92B-EC2392684DC4(a)microsoft.com... > Had to perform recovery with Dell Computer XP SP3 after discovering 4 > viruses > and 3 Trojans. Lost all data. > > Is it possible to recover photographs, music, and files? > > Robert |