Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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My computer died, so some bloke came and fixed it.
 He has done such a shit job  He managed to wipe our hardrive, then told us there was nothing he could do to save anything on there. Which is bullshit because it was fine before he took it away.
All the settings fucked, ive lost 400 music files, approx 100 photos and i never saved any of it because i just assumed that this guy wasnt going to fuck my computer up.
Can any of you guys help? Ive lost my photosuite program, kazaa lite, my creative music player and a few other things.
Does anyone know where i can get them from
Thankx
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stubbsy
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Registered: 5th Jun 01
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are most of the photos on the internet???
if so not all is lost. is still shit though
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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Only a few are in my garage
Had a few of family n friends which are gone
Some one must know where to get the other programs?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Even if he's formatted it might be possible to get things back, if you don't use it too much a lot of the old data will still be present and recoverable. You only need run software to find it.
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Ned
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Registered: 1st Sep 01
Location: Dudley, West Midlands
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shame
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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 I can sense ur sadness ned.
 - Thankx Ian.
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steviegsi
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Registered: 25th May 01
Location: Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
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Do a search for a program called Getdataback, thats what I used and I got all my stuff
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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unfortunatly the twat that did her machine replaced the HDD so thats not an option
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Ned
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Registered: 1st Sep 01
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it is a shame, geez
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bree
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ally im sooo sorry im sure some1 on here can help
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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I'm annoyed because half of my programs have gone.
And for some stupid reason Yahoo messenger has appeared on this machine
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willay
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should of backed your stuff up, remember kids, backup
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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If it was formatted & then re-installed over, it would be hard to get anything back!
he probably installed yahoo thinking he was doing you a 'favour'
next time, post it up to me I'll sort it out for nothin & if I do need to re-install everything I'll check with ya first & back it all up aswell!
this bloke must of been a grade-A gimp! 
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie
unfortunatly the twat that did her machine replaced the HDD so thats not an option
the other one crashed or something?
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Chris P
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
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Heard something somewhere that every file after it has been used, leaves a tatoo on your hard drive that don't take any space up, if your really good, you should be able to find all the files
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Mark Petty
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Registered: 26th Jul 01
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
should of backed your stuff up, remember kids, backup
Agree mate,I work with computers and where I work we are constantly formatting Pc's. So many times we have formatted a PC then the owner decides they want there work back.
He should of told you first that he was formatting the pc but you should of taken a backup of your important work especially if you sent your pc away.
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris P
Heard something somewhere that every file after it has been used, leaves a tatoo on your hard drive that don't take any space up, if your really good, you should be able to find all the files
This is why I want it back because if he gives it to my parents ... I am dead.
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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yep, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS back up
i have 3000 pics on my PC from uni, home, mates, cars etc and none of them are replaceable
i have 3 cd back ups, one in my room, one downstairs and one in some1 elses house
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Its not a tatoo 
All files are catalogued on the drive. Deleting a file simply removes the entry from the catalogue. The file still exists, but as the file system has no record of it, it won't show you it. You need special software (such as Getdataback) to read the parts of the drive which are still used but no recorded as such.
Out of interest - where is your other drive? It is still your property?!
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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I dont know where it is, which worries me.
I want the drive back because if this guy has been a bit dodgy and goes onto my pc and looks through my drive he's gunna find all sorts of stuff i'd rather no one saw.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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yup backing up is good
its a arse when a drive bites the dust
soryy to hear it ally
oh i have a backup tape drive f/s
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