What do you backup

[QUOTE=PattiChati;1592618]I found the file on everuything but it wouldn't let me do a thing with it. This is "undeleter"
And this is what it found. It is the Patti's Monthly expenses
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We seem to not be communicating well.

I have no idea what "undeleter" is.

To repeat myself:

Everything is not a recovery tool. It won't let you do anything with any file it finds. It just locates stuff.

Did you look in the recycle bin?

Use Everything again and search for the file or folder name in question.

If Everything finds the folder, post the location shown in this thread.

If Everything does NOT find it, you have to use something like Recuva.

You say that Everything found the file. If that is true, you should be able to just go to the location shown and find your files or folder. Without using any other tool.

I am clearly not understanding what you are doing or what you have already done.

Undeleter is a restore data program.
I fan everything again - I tried to track down their location and it wasn't there, just their shortcut

C:\Users\Patty\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office\Recent\PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.LNK
C:\Users\Patty\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.lnk
C:\Users\Patty\Desktop\PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.lnk
C:\Users\Patty\Desktop\Desktop1\PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.lnk

C:\Users\Patty\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\unregistered__1407374883719086__PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.XLS.lnk
C:\Users\Patty\Desktop\New folder\unregistered__1407374883719086__PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.XLS.und
C:\Users\Patty\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\unregistered__1688849860350223__PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.lnk.lnk
C:\Users\Patty\Desktop\New folder\unregistered__1688849860350223__PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.lnk.und
C:\Users\Patty\Desktop\New folder\unregistered__3940649674064607__PATTI'S MONTHLY EXPENSES.LNK.und

This is using the everything program

I am guessing the file in question is an Excel file called Patti's Monthly Expenses.

Apparently you deleted it and then compounded the problem by then emptying your recycle bin.

You are out of luck unless a program such as Recuva can help you.

ignatzatsonic said:

PattiChati said:

Can I just keep using skydrive instead of getting an external hard drive. If my computer crashes or something, I wouldn't be able to access skydrive? What do you think?

I would not personally rely on Skydrive or any similar application as my only backup. I have a lot of very important stuff that I just can't entrust to a website in the sky that might go out of business or be unavailable for whatever reason.

If your personal data isn't particularly important to you, then Skydrive might suffice.

Keeping backups on an external is more foolproof and is entirely under your own control.

Here is a Western Digital 500 GB external drive for $50 at Newegg, with free shipping:

Newegg.com - Western Digital Elements 500GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU5000EBK-NESN

Newegg now has this one on sale for 3 more days - It would be $60 with free shipping. Which one should I get? I want easy!
Western Digital Elements 1TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0010HBK-NESN

The $60 drive has twice the capacity of the $50 drive.

One is as easy as the other.

One will hold twice as much as the other and it is up to you to decide if having twice as much capacity is worth $10.

Ok, I got the hard drive and have it plugged in. When I went to backup, it still has the red line through the I drive and says it is disconnected. I did plus my usb in the front and I have the hard drive plugged in the back. I wonder if I turned off something or why it says it is disconnected.
Also, once I get that figured out, you said to cut and paste. Where is the hard drive, other than in the control panel that I paste in?
I must seem really dumb to you, but when it comes to this kind of stuff I know nothing.

ok, nevermind about the red line and all that, I just had to change settings and now the new drive is recognized. But I still need to know how to cut and where to paste. See, I am doing a little better!!!