Recover hidden file help needed


  1. edee
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    Windows 8 Pro / Windows 7 Home Premium x64 dual boot
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    Recover hidden file help needed


    I have a problem , I need to recover a hiiden file on a removable drive , I had a system crash last night and had no other choice but to do a system restore.

    I am running Windows 7 x64 , I had an important file hidden on a removable drive protected by Free Hide Folder , Free Hide Folder was installed on my main C drive the folder I am looking to recover is on my M drive but when I did a system restore the folder on the M drive was locked and hidden and now after recovering from the crash and reinstalling Free Hide Folder the folder is not shown even though I know it is there just by looking at the disk volume all the other folders that were not protected are there and in tact , there is no backup made for Free Hide Folder .
    I have tried "show hidden folders" in both control panel and registry - Does not work
    I have also tried "attrib" command and does not work either .
    Is there any possible way to recover this file ?

    Any help at all will be greatly appreciated .
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  3. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    This has helped in many similar situations
    DiskDigger | The trusted data recovery solution

    You can also try this

    http://www.piriform.com/recuva
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  4. edee
    Posts : 106
    Windows 8 Pro / Windows 7 Home Premium x64 dual boot
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    richc46 said:
    This has helped in many similar situations
    DiskDigger | The trusted data recovery solution

    You can also try this

    Recuva - Undelete, Unerase, File and Disk Recovery - Free Download

    Thanks richc46 ! DiskDigger worked , it is a bit of nagware if you use the free version but the $15 I spent for the full version was well worth it , I have recovered all my files !

    Pheww ! Thats a backup lesson I will not soon forget
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  6. richc46
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    Glad thatI could help
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