[Sussex] File recovery help!

[alan johns]

I have the same problem and have cloned the drive just incase. I'm interested in your linux recovery as SuSe8.2 was loaded onto a drive that was xp. the drive has not been used since. Any information to recover  lost photos would be greatfully received.

Regards

Alan 

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 Message Received: Jun 24 2008, 02:04 PM
 From: "Jacqui Caren" <Jacqui.caren at ntlworld.com>
 To: "Sussex LUG" <sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk>
 Cc: 
 Subject: Re: [Sussex] File recovery help!
 
 Grant Sewell wrote:
 > Hi all,
 > 
 > First of all I would like to say "Hello" as I am new to the list.
 > 
 > Secondly I would like to apologise for my being rude, but I have a very
 > special reason for joining the Sussex LUG... all shall be revealed in
 > this very email!
 > 
 > I am actually based in Cornwall and, I have to admit, have never
 > actually been to Sussex.  A good friend of mine has recently(ish) moved
 > to Hastings, which I am led to believe is in East Sussex.  She has
 > recently started to have a few problems which, I am hoping, someone on
 > the SLUG may be able to help her with.
 > 
 > Alas, poor lady, she runs Windows XP.  Ordinarily this is where I would
 > stop, but to make matters worse, has just moved some rather
 > important files (video footage of the kids) to her recyclebin, and then
 > emptied it! She is now regretting doing this, especially since she has
 > been told that the camera has also been cleared of all footage.
 
 If you can skip NTFS recovery - can be fun and install one of the
 freewareshareware memory card recovery tools.
 
 I did this about eight mornths ago with afriends camera (birthday pics
 on camera when laoned to someone - not there wehn he got the camera back!)
 
 It recovered *all* of the pictures!
 
 > Would anyone in the SLUG be kind enough to lend a helping hand?  If so,
 > I would greatly appreciate an email off-list so I can give out her
 > details non-publicly.
 
 I have recovered unix//linux files in the past and used systemrescue
 etc to av scan NTFS and fat32 parttitions but I am not a recovery
 expert by any means.
 
 My advice would be to shut down the XP box - do not restart it!
 
 if the mcard recovery fails, then
 
 Burn a copy of system rescue or similar. Make sure this has
 NTFS/FAT32 file recovery tools on board and you have read
 the manuals ;-)
 
 Find out how to use it and *very* *very* carefully use it.
 
 If you need someone to call (and no one else volunteers) I can
 delete a couple for files from a XP machine here and
 burn/run the same software as yourself so that we can
 work through the steps together but I am hoping someone
 with a tad more practise will step up to the plate.
 
 Finaly it may be worth posting to my other "local" lugs.
 
 If no other responses here, I can post to hampshire, surrey and sc lugs.
 
 Jacqui
 
 p.s. if needed email off list and I will provide a phone number.
 
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