Not Really A Vista Issue

Posted: 04-04-2007, 09:02 PM

Ghost Rider

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two part question,

i upgraded this pc to windows vista home prem.
i know when upgrading, a folder was created, windows.old
what if anything can i delete from that folder?

question 2
i was moving files/folders from windows.old
i F'ed up and deleted a folder by mistake and before realizing what i
did, i emptied the recycle bin. i found a file recovery program online.
recovered some, not all files from that folder.
the files i did recover are pictures. but some i can'nt view now
even tho it says its a jpeg.
are those lost forever?

any help aprecited,
ghost rider

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Dustin Harper

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Re: Not Really A Vista Issue

Posted: 04-04-2007, 10:34 PM

First, you can erase the whole windows.old folder if you have everything you
want out of it.

Second, if you already tried a file recovery program and it didn't work:
probably. Sometimes, the place on the hard drive where it was located is
written over, and it permenantly deletes the erased file. You might try
opening it in Photoshop or something...

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> two part question,
>
> i upgraded this pc to windows vista home prem.
> i know when upgrading, a folder was created, windows.old
> what if anything can i delete from that folder?
>
> question 2
> i was moving files/folders from windows.old
> i F'ed up and deleted a folder by mistake and before realizing what i did,
> i emptied the recycle bin. i found a file recovery program online.
> recovered some, not all files from that folder.
> the files i did recover are pictures. but some i can'nt view now
> even tho it says its a jpeg.
> are those lost forever?
>
> any help aprecited,
> ghost rider

Ghost Rider

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Re: Not Really A Vista Issue

Posted: 04-05-2007, 08:19 AM

Dustin Harper wrote:

> First, you can erase the whole windows.old folder if you have everything
> you want out of it.
>
> Second, if you already tried a file recovery program and it didn't work:
> probably. Sometimes, the place on the hard drive where it was located is
> written over, and it permenantly deletes the erased file. You might try
> opening it in Photoshop or something...
>

thanks for the help

ghost

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