Re: Trash can panic!

2008-10-11 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 10/10/2008 15:59 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Ok guys, got a friend that just called me saying he threw files away >that he didn't want to lose (long story) is there ANY way of >retrieving files that have been trashed? any advice will be helpful. > >PS- He's using a B

Re: Trash can panic!

2008-10-10 Thread Jeffrey Engle
> > > One caveat, 'Data Recovery', only works well IF there hasn't been any > continued use of the computer. > > Normal, 'every day', creating files, moving things around, etc. uses > 'disk space' from the 'available space pool', which is a listing of > all empty sectors of the HD. The 'Empty Tra

Re: Trash can panic!

2008-10-10 Thread Charles Davis
On Oct 10, 2008, at 7:51 PM, Diane wrote: > > On Fri, October 10, 2008 7:47 pm, Jeffrey Engle wrote: >> >> empty trash routine has been done next? > > Data recovery :( > > If it was an Office file, I did find a couple of apps that will > recover > them. How these apps differ from regular

Re: Trash can panic!

2008-10-10 Thread Charles Davis
He has my condolences He has just been given a very pointed demonstration of the need for 'periodic Backups [Whole system & data]. Chuck D. On Oct 10, 2008, at 7:47 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > > empty trash routine has been done next? > On Oct 10, 2008, at 4:43 PM, Charles Davis wrot

Re: Trash can panic!

2008-10-10 Thread Diane
On Fri, October 10, 2008 7:47 pm, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > > empty trash routine has been done next? Data recovery :( If it was an Office file, I did find a couple of apps that will recover them. How these apps differ from regular recovery apps is beyond me, but they were much less money. Ba

Re: Trash can panic!

2008-10-10 Thread Jeffrey Engle
empty trash routine has been done next? On Oct 10, 2008, at 4:43 PM, Charles Davis wrote: > > Unless he has done the "Empty Trash" routine, they are still > available, in one humungus mixed up folder called "Trash". > > Double click on the 'Trash Can" and look through the 'trashed files' > --

Re: Trash can panic!

2008-10-10 Thread Charles Davis
Unless he has done the "Empty Trash" routine, they are still available, in one humungus mixed up folder called "Trash". Double click on the 'Trash Can" and look through the 'trashed files' --- find the wanted file, and drag it back to wherever. [In 'Trash' there may be multiple files with th

Trash can panic!

2008-10-10 Thread Jeffrey Engle
Ok guys, got a friend that just called me saying he threw files away that he didn't want to lose (long story) is there ANY way of retrieving files that have been trashed? any advice will be helpful. PS- He's using a Black Macbook with Leopard on it and no time machine volume. Thanks, Jeff