lost files after defragging

[chchmum]

there is nothing in the Norton quarantine file.

and the photo's would have been imported using MS Digital Image

 

[centaur78]

@F5ing - don't want to sound too dumb but how do I run chkdsk?

Click on the Start button, type cmd, click on cmd.exe. A command prompt window appears. Type chkdsk and then press enter. Post that resulting screenshot (using the Snipping Tool on your PC and upload via the paperclip icon that you see here when you create/edit a forum post).

How many drives to you have on the computer, and what are the drive letters associated each?

Have you tried chkdsk as advised by F5ing ??

 

[chchmum]

no thought I should wait and see what you came up - should I?

 

[chchmum]

no thought I should wait and see what you came up - should I?

Have just read that its only a report so:
View attachment chkdsk.docx

 

[F5ing]

Chkdsk results are good. Do you have other drives?

 

[chchmum]

Chkdsk results are good. Do you have other drives?

Just C and BD-ROM Drive D then external

 

[Anthony]

Out of curiosity, what program did you use to DeFrag your hard drive that took 11 passes?

 

[chchmum]

Out of curiosity, what program did you use to DeFrag your hard drive that took 11 passes?

Microsoft!

 

[F5ing]

I'm not sure how much luck you'll have as defragging tends to really scramble unused space (which is where your lost files are), but you can try this:

TestDisk Download - CGSecurity

The download contains two programs, Testdisk and Photorec. You'll want to use Photorec. Despite its name it recovers a lot more than photos. It's not a really user friendly program as it doesn't have a typical GUI, so be careful with it. The link below provides some help in using it.

PhotoRec Step By Step - CGSecurity

 

[chchmum]

hmmm - sounds like recuva and think I will need to wait till tomorrow as could take some time and concentration which is lacking at the moment. Thanks - will let you know


Have to also confess I don't like the look of this - sounds a little over my head!

 

[F5ing]

hmmm - sounds like recuva and think I will need to wait till tomorrow as could take some time and concentration which is lacking at the moment. Thanks - will let you know

Yeah, take your time with it. From what I've experienced I think it's a bit more powerful than Recuva, but you need to take care using it.

But one thing to keep in mind is that the more you use the computer the less you'll be able to recover.