Capman Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 So, who's tried Recuva here? How many deleted files is it finding for you? I have been getting about 3000 on the main computer in work, and about 600-700 on my main computer at home. Probably about half of the files that it is finding on my computer at home are unrecoverable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted January 18, 2007 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2007 Avira UnErase is a better program, plus it's been around (as freeware) for a while now too. I've also had better results when recovering files with Avira UnErase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Another one of Piriforms apps coded in Visual Basic? :happybday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted January 18, 2007 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2007 I took a quick glance at it and it didn't seem to be made with VB. It might be VC++. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I use TuneUp Undelete. Finds loads of stuff, though how do you delete these files permanently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted January 18, 2007 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2007 Generally you have to overwrite files 3-7 times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 How? DiskDefrag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted January 18, 2007 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2007 Using a program such as SDelete for erasing free space helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Doesn't work on XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted January 18, 2007 Administrator Share Posted January 18, 2007 Doesn't work on XP. What doesn't work on XP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 I think Ultimate was referring to the fact that the website for SDelete has no mention of XP. However, I found a post from Mark from Sysinternals on the Sysinternals Forums that contained the following quote: SDelete does work on XP - I never updated the web page to indicate that. I'm going to have a play with it now. :happybday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I think Ultimate was referring to the fact that the website for SDelete has no mention of XP. However, I found a post from Mark from Sysinternals on the Sysinternals Forums that contained the following quote: SDelete does work on XP - I never updated the web page to indicate that. I'm going to have a play with it now. You got what I meant. I might well give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I use TuneUp Undelete. Finds loads of stuff, though how do you delete these files permanently? You use a software that overwrites a file with random data or a pattern several times. Generally the more times you overwrite it, the more likely it is not to be recoverable. When you normally delete a file, the file is marked as removed from the filesystem which lets the filesystem write data to where the file was, but the data is still there on the disk which makes it recoverable using data-recovery software. If you overwrite it with random data one time, it should be relatively securely deleted. But there are data labs which have advanced data recovery tools, and they can open the disks, and mount the platters in other disks or inspect the platters in-depth and see the magnetic polarization and stuff and are often able to recover data, even if the disk been dropped from a helicopter or from a high-floor building or got driven over by a truck. It can be very costly to recover the data, but its often possible. The Gutmann method overwrites the data 35 times, with both patterns and random data. Articles of interest; * File wiping * Shredding * Data remanence * Data recovery * Computer forensics * File deletion * Sanitization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Predator Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted January 19, 2007 Administrator Share Posted January 19, 2007 If you drop SDelete and the folder into C: you'd have to run it like so... Start > Run > cmd cd C:\SDelete\ sdelete -p (Number of passes) -z (Zero free space) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Thanks for the info. You can also watch this video on YouTube, its a guy who explains a bit how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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