I need to be banned using Shift+Del

MobiusPizza

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Too late to use data recovery software :/

Was making a new folder, moving my album in it, and deleting the old one

For some weird reason perhaps was my fault and perhaps wasn't; after I deleted the original album; I found that the copied album didn't exist in the new album folder.
Now I've lost everything ...

This isn't my first time .-.

I've got used to using Shift+Del instead of Del for ages to conserve disk space for long enough.
For those who don't know Shift+Del bypass the recycle bin so that data are deleted straightly.
 

vshah

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try getdataback. boot from another drive if you have the option (or stick this drive in another comp as slave)
 

YetioDoom

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Hi, my name is Mike, and I'd like take the opportunity to tell everyone reading this to BACK UP YOUR IMPORTANT FILES. Thank you.
 

cirthix

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Originally posted by: vshah
try getdataback. boot from another drive if you have the option (or stick this drive in another comp as slave)


that program is AWESOME. i think it was you that recommended it to me when my wd drive decided to corrupt itself. used it as a slave and used getdataback for ntfs to save all my data to a usb drive. while the program worked well, i learned my lesson: make sure the external drive is running usb2 lol! usb1 worked, but for 80gb of data, it took quite some time. anyways, getdataback is good.
 

cirthix

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Originally posted by: YetioDoom

Hi, my name is Mike, and I'd like take the opportunity to tell everyone reading this to BACK UP YOUR IMPORTANT FILES. Thank you.

some things just cant fix problems between the chair and keyboard :p
 

MobiusPizza

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The fact is I think it would be too late to recover them cause I was installing some games on it after I realised.
The data would most likely be overwritten already :/
So undelete programs wouldn't work in that case

Undo won't work cause Windows know that's a permanent delete.


I do backup important files. I wouldn't say my photo album is too important but...
I was doing the right thing when I moved the My Documents folder to another HDD so if my Windows failed I can recover My Documents easily/reinatall Windows without overwriting the stuff in My Document
But seems I made a horrible mistake in moving the My Documents folder
 

Injury

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This is why it's smart to realize that the recycle bin is there for a reason, and a simple "right click, empty, OK" isn't that much effort to make to keep this benefit working. ;)

<-- Never uses shift+DEL
 

MobiusPizza

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Originally posted by: rleemhui
Originally posted by: Mucho
I feel your pain I not too recently Shift+Del a 640M file I just downloaded.


pRon?

RIP pRon :(


Damn you must do whatever to save the pRon
It's a indescribable symbol to advanced civilization of humanity
 

MobiusPizza

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Originally posted by: Injury
This is why it's smart to realize that the recycle bin is there for a reason, and a simple "right click, empty, OK" isn't that much effort to make to keep this benefit working. ;)

<-- Never uses shift+DEL


hm Recycle bin uses too much system resources that I don't like :/
And I don't like people to be able to recover my deleted files that easily...

Perhaps I have to get into habit of empting it once a day
 

EatSpam

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That's why all of my important stuff is on a server with Volume Shadow Copy enabled. Its better than a backup when your fingers betray your intentions.
 

Injury

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Originally posted by: AnnihilatorX
Originally posted by: Injury
This is why it's smart to realize that the recycle bin is there for a reason, and a simple "right click, empty, OK" isn't that much effort to make to keep this benefit working. ;)

<-- Never uses shift+DEL


hm Recycle bin uses too much system resources that I don't like :/
And I don't like people to be able to recover my deleted files that easily...

Perhaps I have to get into habit of empting it once a day

If you think the recycle bin uses up too many resources, then you're just uptight about your computing and you should probably get a life. 9 times out of 10 I empty the recycle bin right after I delete some things. It's not that hard and really DOESN'T take up much.
 

DaveSimmons

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If you're too lazy to backup AND go on random crazy deletion sprees, then yes you need to start using the recycle bin.
 

DrPizza

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Originally posted by: AnnihilatorX
Originally posted by: Injury
This is why it's smart to realize that the recycle bin is there for a reason, and a simple "right click, empty, OK" isn't that much effort to make to keep this benefit working. ;)

<-- Never uses shift+DEL


hm Recycle bin uses too much system resources that I don't like :/
And I don't like people to be able to recover my deleted files that easily...

Perhaps I have to get into habit of empting it once a day

Just hide the porn files in a zipped, locked, encrypted directory :p