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Old 10-14-2007, 11:17 PM
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just deleted some big presentation she needs to make tomorrow and emptied the trash. on a relatively new mac. anything we can do?
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Old 10-14-2007, 11:35 PM
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don't do anything more on that computer, go to different computer and google undelete. you can recover pretty easily.
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Old 10-14-2007, 11:51 PM
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don't do anything more on that computer, go to different computer and google undelete. you can recover pretty easily.

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tell your girlfriend I said hi and that my number is still the same...

<font color="white">I quoted the good answer </font>
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Old 10-15-2007, 12:06 AM
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can you do a system restore from a previous time where it wasn't deleted?
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Old 10-15-2007, 02:05 AM
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can you do a system restore from a previous time where it wasn't deleted?

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1) this is a mac
2) system restore doesn't affect documents, just programs/registry


NT: try this

http://www.prosoftengineering.com/pr...escue_info.php

you can google osx undelete for a few cheaper alternatives that may or may not do the job.

Again, DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE ON TEH COMPUTER THAT IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO RESTORING THE FILE.

kill any other downloads, etc

also, don't be so hasty next time. the trash is a 'change your mind' bin, not just an extra hassle to delete files. don't empty it unless you have to
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Old 10-15-2007, 02:12 AM
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also, don't be so hasty next time. the trash is a 'change your mind' bin, not just an extra hassle to delete files. don't empty it unless you have to

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While I don't quite agree with the "unless you have to" part (in XP there are stupid performance problems that come when you delete files if your recycling bin is full), this is good advice. Seriously, if you don't at least take a quick glance at the Recycle Bin before emptying it, you're asking for trouble.

This is probably something you shouldn't tell your GF until some time has past. I bet its not what she's looking for.
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Old 10-15-2007, 02:26 AM
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yeah i think gf is just unable to work things like computers or cars because i ran data rescue and it turned up some wicked old [censored] but not a single powerpoint file. there was this 100 MB 'extras' file that showed up but i couldn't find any way to open it.
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