ShadowExplorer - Recover Lost Files and Folders

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    ShadowExplorer - Recover Lost Files and Folders

    ShadowExplorer - Recover Lost Files and Folders

    How to Recover Lost Files and Folders with ShadowExplorer
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    ShadowExplorer is a tool to recover any file or folder from system restore points without the need to restore a whole partition. It obviously does not help if a whole partition, including the restore points, disappears. In that case, only imaging can help. It is, however, very handy if you erroneously deleted something and flushed the recycle bin or if you have a file that was somehow corrupted.

    For seperate data partitions, I always recommend to enable system recovery too.


    Note that this works only with disk partitions where you have restore points. Files from USB sticks or SD cards you cannot recover with Shadow Explorer. With those you can try Recuva..


    This video tutorial is for Shadow Explorer 0.8.

    Shadow Explorer is free and can be downloaded from here: ShadowExplorer.com - About





















  1. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1

    Thought it might be useful to have this link to System protection in Windows 7 rather than Vista as in the video.

    System Protection - Turn On or Off
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  2. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Thanks Kado, that is useful.
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  3. hr1
    Posts : 1
    windows 7 Professional
       #3

    Hi, my system was recently updated to Win 7 and the "IT" guy backed up my files on the network drive. when he reinstalled the files on my desktop not all of them were there. How can i recover those that werent saved. our computers only go back one month, the Ecel file I need is older than that. help!
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  4. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
    Thread Starter
       #4

    hr1 said:
    Hi, my system was recently updated to Win 7 and the "IT" guy backed up my files on the network drive. when he reinstalled the files on my desktop not all of them were there. How can i recover those that werent saved. our computers only go back one month, the Ecel file I need is older than that. help!
    If Win7 was installed, all Vista or previous system restore points are gone. So those will not help you. If you forgot to backup some files, I am afraid they will be lost for good - unless you have an image of the old system (which is probably not the case).

    Always image, image, image Imaging with free Macrium
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  5. Posts : 54
    Win7 Pro x64 SP1
       #5

    Download of Shadow Explorer


    FYI - when I tried to download this my virus scanner (comodo internet security) blocked the download ... maybe I clicked the wrong download button?
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  6. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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       #6

    To veryfy, I just downloaded Shadow Explorer from here. Then I checked it with Virus Total that scans it with 50 of the best AV programs. The result was completely clean. See Here.
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  7. Posts : 54
    Win7 Pro x64 SP1
       #7

    Thank you - that link worked; Shadow Explorer found the deleted files (a couple Ghost images). Do you know if there are size limits on what it can handle? One image is about 364 Gig and the product has been trying to export it -- to a different logical drive, same physical drive -- for a little over 4 1/2 hours with no apparent progress ...
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  8. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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       #8

    Nah, I am not aware of any size limits. Why don't you ask the author of the program. He is in Switzerland and has been very cooperative in the past.
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  9. Posts : 54
    Win7 Pro x64 SP1
       #9

    Great idea, thanx much for the prompt response.
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