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[TheBoy]

Have you tried restoring the computer to the last 'Restore' point before the problem occured Jon? As already said, do not use the drive until you're absolutely certain you've lost the stuff irretrievably as every time the machine is used it overwrites supposedly 'empty' sectors of the disk! I wish you the Best of Luck matey

Tis way too late for that

[jonnycool]

Thanks for that Phil, I tried recuva as Captain Zok helpfully suggested but as I said, it's as if the computer has reverted b :oack to how it came out of the box. All my photos, music and programs are all gone. I only have myself to blame, I did start to back up my photos onto CD  but only got some of the way through, and never got round to finishing it. I'm gutted beyond words about the photos, there were some absolutely priceless ones of the kids growing up, but its my own stupid fault, I certainly won't miss that opportunity again - definitely a lesson learned 

[PhilRich]

Jon, what make is your PC?

[jonnycool]

It's a Hewlett Packard (I think, I'm in work at the moment)

[dbug]

Only chance mate is to stop using your pc immediately and remove hard drive.  If you're not pc literate take it to an expert who will remove hard drive and conect to a working pc and attempt to recover your files (pics).  Shame you're not local to me as I used to do this sort of recovery on a daily basis.

[PhilRich]

Jon, I found this programme demo and tried it on my laptop & it found jpegs & other files I deleted after backing up onto dvd media months ago, so it could be well worth your while to try it? You will need to buy the programme to actually recover anything it finds, but at least you can see what it has found before parting with your hard earned. There are various versions depending on what your needs are but it appears to start at around $35usd (£22gbp) Here's hoping


http://www.active-undelete.com/

[dbug]

Jon, I found this programme demo and tried it on my laptop & it found jpegs & other files I deleted after backing up onto dvd media months ago, so it could be well worth your while to try it? You will need to buy the programme to actually recover anything it finds, but at least you can see what it has found before parting with your hard earned. There are various versions depending on what your needs are but it appears to start at around $35usd (£22gbp) Here's hoping


http://www.active-undelete.com/

No good installing more software on the disk you need to recover data from - only overwrites data you are trying to recover!!  Remove your hard drive before doing anything else or accept your pics won't be recoverable!!