a month or so ago i had copied some files on a CD-RW, then i placed those files from my documents to the recycle bin & emptied recycle bin. somethime between then and now someone (kids probably) has emptied my CD-RW (erased it totaly - it is now blank). my ? is how do i get those files back, i tried restore my computer to before i copied files and it will not restore? help...
a month or so ago i had copied some files on a CD-RW, then i placed those files from my documents to the recycle bin & emptied recycle bin. somethime between then and now someone (kids probably) has emptied my CD-RW (erased it totaly - it is now blank). my ? is how do i get those files back, i tried restore my computer to before i copied files and it will not restore? help...
I would echo Rick's comments on CD-RW - NOT for reliable backup. However, on a brighter note, you could try the product advertised
here which claims to be able to recover files from CD. There's a free trial, so give it a try.
Maybe this link will help you to restore the deleted files from your hard drive rather than from the CD-RW: http://aumha.org/a/recover.php
I did not test it out; it was just the first hit when I googled for "restore files after emptying recycle bin", but I know Jim Eshelman's website to be a very good and reliable one.
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Posted March 8th, 2006 18:00
System Restore does not restore documents.
CDRW disks are NOT reliable to backup files.