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Geek Culture / Disk cleanup deleted ALL MY BROTHER'S SCHOOLWORK and PHOTOS and VIDEOS!!!

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A dude
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 20:52
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Is there any way I could FIX it? Or restore all his programs? He tried system restore but it didn't help at ALL.
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Green Gandalf
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 20:58
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Did he store them in the Recycle Bin?

I've never known Disk Cleanup to do that.

Are you sure it was Disk Cleanup and not something else?
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Bootlicker
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 21:01
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system restore maybe? although im 85% sure it wont help its worth a shot?


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thenerd
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 21:06 Edited at: 1st Feb 2011 21:08
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Quote: "system restore maybe? although im 85% sure it wont help its worth a shot?
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I'm pretty sure system restore only restores the registry, not any files.

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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 21:31
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Quote: "I've never known Disk Cleanup to do that.

Are you sure it was Disk Cleanup and not something else? "


Yeah. A lot of other people have this problem as well. just search "disk cleanup bug" on Google.
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budokaiman
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If you have a second computer that you can plug your HDD into, you can try this:
http://www.files-recovery.org/

Not sure how successful you'll be if you did a system restore though.


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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 22:01
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That program sucks and it's a scam!! You need a registration code and a guy tells me to register on the site and you can't even do that! SCAM.
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 22:15 Edited at: 1st Feb 2011 22:16
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yah that website didnt look too good.

You can try the demo of this software http://www.filerestoreprogram.com/
i saw the URL in this video from HowCast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNk7O1JW5ug&feature=fvwrel

i downloaded the EXE on my pc and scanned it with McAfee and nothing popped up but i didnt install it as A.) i have no use for it B.) i dont want to take chances.

*Dont blame me if the software is infected*, my McAfee license expired and im stuck with 8.5

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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 22:22
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Well the demo doesn't allow me to recover. Only look.

I'm trying Advanced System Optimizer's undelete program.
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 22:27
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A good thing to do from now is either a RAID configuration, backup drive, or both. Right now I'm just backing up my files every now and then, too lazy for a RAID.


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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 22:30
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No offense, but I smell BS. Never has a disk cleanup deleted photos and normal files. The only thing it gets rid of is temporary files and cached internet files. (And desktop icons that are unneeded.) Regardless, most recovery software costs money, and the free software generally does a poor job and can end up ruining recovery efforts.

I just now realized I've had a typo in my signature for the past 3 years.
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 23:47
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bs? what's that
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Posted: 1st Feb 2011 23:57
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Quote: "bs? what's that"

Your joking right?

If not, it stands for Bull Shat.

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 00:40
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Swear word, right?
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 00:41
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Yes.

I just now realized I've had a typo in my signature for the past 3 years.
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 00:44 Edited at: 2nd Feb 2011 00:45
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It's not going to be on here though.

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Trust me, don't talk back to Nickeydude. He's THE BOSS.


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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 00:55 Edited at: 2nd Feb 2011 00:55
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http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/serious-disk-cleanup-problem-caused-by-broken-registration/
I don't think it is bs. Never had the problem myself though, but now I know better than to mindlessly click "ok" on the disk cleanup prompt Sorry that I don't have any helpful information though.

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 20:11
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Thanks for the suggestions guys but I don't think I could do anything about it than just reformat it and that's what I did. (With the help of my dad and brother)
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charger bandit
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 21:04
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With EASEUS Recovery Manager I managed to get my photos back even after reformatting the hard drive,truly a great program.


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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 21:52
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Well, that's only photos. Not enough.
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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 22:00
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I doubt the program cares what the files are...

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actually yes disk cleanup does do that. it deletes stuff that wasnt used for a long time. i found out the hard way. dont use disk clean up

dont hate people who rip you off,cheat and get away with it, learn from them
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