need computer help! two files LOST!

Joeybagodonuts · 10-07-2003, 04:35 PM

anyone know how to recover lost files? get this, for no reason two files in my inbox just diesappered yesterday! one was "paypal orders ready to pull" we spent ALL DAY having to go through our paypal history then sending the info and making a new file, and were still not sure we got everything covered.
and i had another file "stuff to keep" bam, gone, literally both of these just disappeared, other then being a huge pain in the ass (and if we miss someones orders and you have one with us this week please let me know) we should be ok, but if ANYONE has knowledge i run windows 98 (yeah i know, antique, buts its never done anything like this) and in my inbox to the elft is a list of files, if you know how to recover ones please tell me! thank you!

brettmeyers · 10-07-2003, 04:57 PM

no real way joe.. unless you made a backup, it looks like its gone.

Joeybagodonuts · 10-07-2003, 05:03 PM

thanks brett, thats what microsoft said too, now i got norton rescue, can that be used? we tried but neither of us is coompuotuer wheezs or nuttin... lol

brettmeyers · 10-07-2003, 05:12 PM

Norton Rescue is for anti-virus protection.. I doubt that it was due to a virus.. but I can't be certain since there are alot of viruses out there doing so many different screwed up things to people's computers..

brettmeyers · 10-07-2003, 05:17 PM

One more thing.. I would make sure that you do have the security patch for Outlook Express.. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...94/default.asp

ProjectSW1 · 10-07-2003, 05:28 PM

Norton for Macs has an "Un-Erase" utility... maybe that could work, but like I said.. Thats' the mac version.

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ke6960 · 10-08-2003, 12:06 PM

there is a way to get back deleated files because they arnt actually deleated just marked to be rewritten over however i dont know how to do it... sorry

ericB · 10-08-2003, 02:51 PM

[grasping@straws]would a system restore help?[/grasping@straws]

sincerely,
don't know much

cansl2 · 10-08-2003, 03:08 PM

did you check your deleted box in your outlook?

Joeybagodonuts · 10-08-2003, 03:16 PM

oh yeah man we checked and tried everything, we lost almost all week so far just getting things right, weve had to manually go through our paypal log and find each and every order, thens et up a new "paypal orders ready to pull file" that was an incredible pain in the ass, and of course, the other file, stuff to keep, was very important to me cause people like brett, mikey (celtic) monkey racing, all those guys private contacts and anything special went in there.
i cant believe that two files could just disapear like that!