…as a service to my readers. *heh* That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
So, I thought I was deleting a couple of 3GB video files. Oops. Somehow, the whole folder was selected. Now, that’d not be so bad except that it’s my habit to SHIFT+Delete, meaning things normally do NOT go to the Recycle Bin in Windows or Trash bin in the GUI ‘nix OSes I use.
Yep. About 200GB of video files, “gone”. Except. OK, I took the lazy way out. Was in a Win7 session, so I invoked Recuva and told it to bring those files back from the dead. Now, normally, I use this lil utility or another (much more expensive utility, since Recuva is free *heh*) to resurrect files on USB-attached drives for other folks, but at least that meant I had it available to use for myself.
Next time, perhaps I just ought to be more careful to begin with, but meanwhile, Recuva does work.
So, just remember,
“If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to serve as a horrible warning.” – Catherine Aird.
