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by computerusageco

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I am running Windows ME with FAT32 file system. While using a DOS prompt, I deleted a file, then changed my mind. Is there any way to get this file back as the old UNDELETE command in DOS. Using the Systems Restore function in ME is not an option. The restore will take me back to before deleted file was created.

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by an_it_guy

Just a thought, did u check the Recycle-Bin?
If the file not there, did u do any other work after deleting the file, like saving other files, or restarting ur pc or something like that? Since the delete usually does not erase the file altogether from HDD, but over-writes that area when u save something. There are 3rd party utilities available to try & recover deleted files.
Best Of luck.

by charles_j_smith

The 3rd party utilities are your best solution. I have used R-studio and it was good (this was about 2.5 years ago). You might try looking at freebie software (here is a direct link to some data recovery options):
http://www.webattack.com/freeware/system/fwdatarecovery.shtml

A company that specializes in data recovery (depending on how bad you need this file -- I am not sure how much they charge nowadays, but they are awesome and do work!) is OnTrack ( http://www.ontrack.com). You can call them, explain to them your issue and then go from there.

Hope that helps you out.
Chuck

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