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help from computer whizz needed please
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SuffolkVera | Report | 9 Jan 2018 13:07 |
I didn’t know either Ann so I googled and it came up with New Technology File System. Not sure I am much wiser now :-) |
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AnninGlos | Report | 9 Jan 2018 13:03 |
Glad you got it sorted Dawnie. Well done for the advice rollo. One thing please Rollo, in your post re USBs what does NTFS stand for? |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 8 Jan 2018 21:10 |
Thanks for that will make sure get decent sticks too much stress with family health at minute to have more computer stress so going to be goix girl and fo what I should of done in first place. was nice tonight listening to Tiddler playing her old videos and looking at photos and being so happy they were back. X |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 8 Jan 2018 19:10 |
Delighted that I was able to encourage you to recover all your data. Complimnts to your BiL who obviously understodd what he had to do. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 8 Jan 2018 18:40 |
Rollo lookie I'm on my old computer, now has windows 10 eeeekkkkkkkk and all but one photo were restored even all my old files etc. One happy girl only thing is now have to sort out mouse as it only likes usb attached mouse apparently a common problem for people when upgrading to 10 but that can be sorted tomorrow when I will also buy loads of USB sticks to put everything on. x |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 2 Jan 2018 23:20 |
Quick scan showed nothing so he did longer one when sister text me at lunch today it had been going since yesterday and still only on 67% . Still don't understand any of it and as my memory has gone I will need to write everything down I future so I 'get it' |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 2 Jan 2018 23:06 |
Told ya the data and pix were there, just hiding! |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 2 Jan 2018 22:30 |
Rollo after a stressful day health wise for youngest and my dad I am doing a little jig as sister just text to say BiL has found all but one lot of photos and saved to disc for me. He works away from home so will move onto the files at weekend when hes back home and will try and rebuild it all for me. big lesson learnt and thanks for you help. X |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 17 Dec 2017 18:59 |
Rollo |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 9 Dec 2017 11:39 |
From what you have posted yr best bet is to find somebody familiar with data recovery and let them do the job with their preferred software tools. A local firm should not charge more than £ 100 for recovering my documents inc photos. They will not need the whole PC just remove the hard drive. Recover the data to USB stick or DVD-R. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 9 Dec 2017 10:18 |
Ok friend said something about partition was like it was missing. Am getting recommendations of local firms first will ring around and speak to the first if dont like sound of them wont go there. Do I just put data recovery firms I to google to find ones to send to? |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 4 Dec 2017 09:21 |
data recovery firms will not charge for the initial analysis. (you will need to remove the drive of course and properly pack it up.) |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 4 Dec 2017 07:37 |
Ok I will stop panicking and take it to a shop to see what they have to say. Only know one shop round here never dealt with them but local forum people say they are ok. X |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 3 Dec 2017 23:57 |
that is just how it will look with the system files missing! |
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AnninGlos | Report | 3 Dec 2017 22:11 |
That is a shame Dannie and strange too. Wonder what happened there? |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 3 Dec 2017 22:09 |
Rollo bad news friend took it to check hard drive absolutely nothing on it as if someone has put it all together and its just waiting for a system to be put on it so looks like I've lost everything but he says looks like hardrive is ok . Baffles me how everything has just disappeared is like someone has got into it even though has antivirus on it. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 27 Nov 2017 07:20 |
Rollo being the total numpty I am waiting til Thursday and getting my friends husband around who is better with these things and he will do all your steps for me. Thanks for help will let you know how it goes. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 26 Nov 2017 22:47 |
you can download win 8 recovery for free from Microsoft. It will install fine onto a usb plugged into win 7. Be v carefull to do a repair otherwise you will lose yr photos etc. |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 26 Nov 2017 18:43 |
Rollo would it work if I bought recovery disk off amazon and used that cd in the non working pc. Am away tomorrow so cant do anything til Tues afternoon so if order now it should be here then or just after? |
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Dawnieher3headaches | Report | 26 Nov 2017 18:36 |
Well I am being really think and cant work it out. Have empty usb but daughters laptop is windows 7 main pc trying to fix is windows 8 . Cant work out on internet what I need to download onto usb. My brain is frazzled I'm a numpty who cant work anything out. |
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