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Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data

Subject Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows, microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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From David Brooks <DB@nomail.afraid.org>
Followup-To alt.computer.workshop
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Organization blocknews - www.blocknews.net
Date 2021-01-02 21:17 +0000

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On 02/01/2021 20:35, Auric__ wrote:
> Paul wrote:
> 
>> There is TestDisk, if a partition got deleted (partition entry
>> removed from partition table).
> 
> No, it's more than that. I've had to use testdisk in the past, and I wish it
> was that simple.
> 
> My 4tb storage drive got overwritten with a (blank) ~100GB NTFS partition, at
> the very beginning of the disk. Not sure what happened or why, but I am not
> exactly thrilled, as you can imagine.
> 
>> Using an UnDelete utility, can sometimes recover recently
>> deleted files. On NTFS, only one byte per deleted file is
>> flipped, to mark they have a deleted status. Then the
>> $MFT entry storage space gets reused at the first opportunity,
>> and the clusters the file used are allocated when new file
>> writes call for them. There is an incentive then, to stop
>> using the disk when trouble is first detected. If you
>> continue to use the partition, the quality of the recovery
>> becomes poorer and poorer with time.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recuva
> 
> I'll look into that one. I've been using the free version of R-Studio:
> 
>    https://www.r-studio.com/free-linux-recovery/
> 
> I wish I knew more about how ext2/3/4 works. I have a very basic user-level
> understanding of it, but I'm not sure how to use the info presented to me to
> recover my files (and believe me, if I can recover instead of restore from
> backup, I'll be a happy man).
> 
> Man, I miss the simple days of UNDELETE.EXE.

Auric

I've not followed this thread but it might help you to know about a 
facility called Disk Drill. I have used it with GREAT success!

https://www.cleverfiles.com

It works on both Windows AND Macs.

Good luck! :-)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_Drill_Basic

(Follow-up set to ACW)

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End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-31 18:55 +0000
  Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-31 19:43 +0000
    Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data GlowingBlueMist <GlowingBlueMist@blackhole.io> - 2020-12-31 17:35 -0600
      Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-01 02:25 +0000
  Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2020-12-31 22:55 +0000
    Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-01 02:56 +0000
      Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-01 03:22 +0000
    Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-01-01 00:23 -0500
      Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-01 08:46 +0000
        Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-01-01 07:17 -0500
          Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-01 15:17 +0000
            Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-02 17:33 +0000
      Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2021-01-02 20:35 +0000
        Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data David Brooks <DB@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-01-02 21:17 +0000
        Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-01-02 16:19 -0500
        Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-01-02 16:35 -0500
        Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-01-04 00:35 -0500
          Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2021-01-05 16:48 +0000
            Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-01-15 08:50 -0500
              Re: End of year survey for how much storage you typically use for your Windows program files & program data Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-01-16 19:42 -0500

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