Lost a file of photo's

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:06 pm

much like the bird on the BT advert,,,,except I dont think I got any back-up...

anyhoo, was just dragging n dropping and it just disappeared!
anyone got any hints on how to retrieve or is it just gowne forever??!

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

do a search *.jpg then check the location

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:09 pm

come again?
speak s l o w l y

they're all called daft names off the camera phone like letters and numbers...?

Sarf · **Joined:** Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:31 pm **Posts:** 323

You could try doing a search for photo's only. see if they appear in the window, right click on one if it does and get the file path. That's what i did when i lost a folder. I found it in another folder

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:13 pm

can see this is gonna do my nut in already

tried clicking the search button, but literally nothing happens!! banghead

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

Salty, do you use msn?

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:36 pm

unsurprisingly, it doesn't werk right on my computer... :roll:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

Salty wrote:

unsurprisingly, it doesn't werk right on my computer... :roll:

Ohh ffs!! ok, what version of windows are you using?

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:05 pm

Salty wrote:

much like the bird on the BT advert,,,,except I dont think I got any back-up...

anyhoo, was just dragging n dropping and it just disappeared!
anyone got any hints on how to retrieve or is it just gowne forever??!

I suspect they have just moved into another folder. To delete them completely you would have had to click 'yes' when asked "are you sure you want to delete the files completely".

Do a search as someone above said.

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:35 pm

Mr I wrote:

Salty wrote:

unsurprisingly, it doesn't werk right on my computer... :roll:

Ohh ffs!! ok, what version of windows are you using?

office?

I'm really hopeless aint I?!

I tried clicking 'search' but nothing happened apart from the screen freezing.... :uhoh:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

OFFICE !!!!!!!

What version of windows not what other applications are you using!!

You know when you turn it on? when a black screen comes on that says windows...........? Do it say

Windows 98
Windows XP or
Windows Vis........ no, forget that one!

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:21 pm

XP then....
I think... :wink:

stupoolie · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:30 pm

Also to make that search a little easier

Select from the menu at the top "View" and then select "Thumbnails"

Should save you double clicking on the picture each time, It'll show you them in a preview-ish mode!

Good luck :razz:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22622

MadJohn wrote:

Salty wrote:

XP then....
I think... :wink:

You've probably accidentally dropped the folder into another folder. Anyhow, here's (one way) how to search in XP:

Double-click My Computer
Press F3

(A side panel will appear with the question "What do you want to search for?")

Click All files and folders

(A form will appear with three questions)

All or part of the filename: jpg
A word or phrase in the file: (leave blank)
Look in: Local Hard Drives

Click Search

You'll probably find a shitload of stuff in Temporary Internet Files that you can ignore but hopefully you'll find your photos as well.

What he said.

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:54 pm

MadJohn wrote:

Salty wrote:

XP then....
I think... :wink:

You've probably accidentally dropped the folder into another folder. Anyhow, here's (one way) how to search in XP:

Double-click My Computer
Press F3

(A side panel will appear with the question "What do you want to search for?")

Click All files and folders

(A form will appear with three questions)

All or part of the filename: jpg
A word or phrase in the file: (leave blank)
Look in: Local Hard Drives

Click Search

You'll probably find a shitload of stuff in Temporary Internet Files that you can ignore but hopefully you'll find your photos as well.

sorted!!!

thanks MJ + Mr.I!!! clappp

my photo of white dog poo was in that file too :laugh:

Spender · **Posted:** Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:30 am

Phew.

That was close....... :roll:

Lost a file of photo's

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