recovering files deleted from recycling bin

[edgarstiles]

 Monday, February 27, 2006 5:57 PM   (NEW!)  
      
 

I ABSOLUTELY need to recover a certain file containing important evidence for a court case that was deleted from my computer by a degenerate employee. He deleted it from the hard drive and I have tried various (approximately 10) programs to restore it, such as O&O Unerase, Recover my files, WinUndelete 2, File Recovery, Recovery Pro, etc. I also tried another method using hidden INFO2 index files, and even tried a system recovery, but they didn't work.

I am aware of how files are deleted: the clusters of data are overwritten in the hard drive after they have been deleted from the recycling bin by normal computer processes (I know this isn't that good an explanation, and it may be slighlty wrong). I am ready for the most complicated, advanced explanation that might possibly provide an alternate data recovery method which will allow me to retrieve that file.

Please help me! I NEED this file for an upcoming court case that I am unfortunately part of and unprepared for!

Please don't hesitate to give even the most convoluted response! I need all the help I can get. I am willing to spend ANY amount of time and money on this file's recovery, so even if you know of an extremely time consuming or expensive way to get the file, it will be appreciated.


Much appreciated,

Edgar

 

[GX1_Man]

Some professionnal data recovery service is your only chance, and probably a slim one. If it were just deleted there would be a better chance but after writing data to the disk, system restore, installing programs to save it, etc. you made a bad situation worse. When that happens the best thing to do is to oremove thedrive immediately from the machine and not use it further at all. Sorry.  

[mkelley]

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[Peccavi]

They have overwritten probably. Professional staff may help you... :-?

[Backdated]

The first thing to do is to disconnect this drive from the system and quarantine it, under lock and key if necessary, until you're ready for the data recovery excercise. The act of merely having a hard drive connected in later Windows systems seriously jeopardises your chances of recovery.

I may be able to help with recovering at least some files but a strict regime must be immediately instituted if not already in place. Some details of filetype, size and location would be helpful as well as time and date of deletion and what action was taken and when.

If you carry out all instructions exactly (We'll have to converse via some private method obviously) and recovery fails, then forensic reclamation is your only and very expensive option.

[GX1_Man]

I have tried various (approximately 10) programs to restore it, such as O&O Unerase, Recover my files, WinUndelete 2, File Recovery, Recovery Pro, etc. I also tried another method using hidden INFO2 index files, and even tried a system recovery, but they didn't work.

Again, I think all of this hosed any possible chance.

[Backdated]

I would think so, but having said that, there are some very powerful file recovery regimes available. Of course, if the data has been overwritten, then he's lost without extremely expensive specialist forensic recovery. Even then, there's no guarantee of success.
I wonder if the prosecution/defence would finance this if it's so important to the case?