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retrieving lost pics...........

12 years ago

I'm hoping someone here can help. Actually, I'm asking for a friend. Apparently, their computer had been running slow, so her husband had some guy 'clean it out'. Problem is, now my friend's photos are all gone. Is there any way to get them back? She is beside herself, and I don't know enough about computers (neither does she) to help her. I sure don't want to tell her to do something that could end up making things worse!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Rita

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zep516
12 years ago
Try the program below, the faster you use the better the results

Here is a link that might be useful: recuva lost files
DA_Mccoy
12 years ago
I have had some success with RECUVA. It has a wizard which will allow you to target jpegs, and help you through the process. It's free from the company that gives us CCleaner and Defraggler.

DA

Here is a link that might be useful: Filehippo
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DA_Mccoy
12 years ago
Stepped on you Z. Sorry. Your typing is much better than mine.

DA
ritamay91710
Original Author
12 years ago
thanks!!!! I'll pass it on to my friend.
kudzu9
12 years ago
It will depend on whether the guy who "cleaned it up" was selective, or whether he wiped the hard drive and reinstalled the operating system...which will pretty much kill any chance of recovering those photos. And this is the perfect cautionary tale about keeping your digital photos in more than one place. Even without some technical incompetent doing damage, hard drives die, and keeping your photos only on the hard drive is an invitation to disaster.

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