gianfranco wrote: >so as it happens, I've accidentally trashed the entire content of a >partition holding an ongoing project on my TiBook under X.3.2. > >I've trashed it and emptied the trash by accident. One or two files >contained data I have no backup of since a about a week, meaning that a >lot of work is lost. I know I'm the culprit, I'm just trying to recover as >much as I can, if there's any chance. > >I have done very little after that on the machine concerned, basically >only realising that norton "file saver" was not enabled, oh great. The >erased partition was a data only partition, no system on it, so I'm >positive I've not overwritten anything in there. > >Any suggestion as how to recover the erased data? Obviously you are aware of the need to avoid writing _anything_ to the partition where were the files to be recovered, especially the need to recover files to another volume. One thing you can do to protect the lost-data volume from being written to accidentally is to write-protect it using Drive Setup. Launch DS, select the drive containing the volume and go menu->Volume Settings�->List of Volumes then select the volume from the list and check the "Write protected" box.
Data Rescue has a good reputation for file recovery, though I've never been able to use much of what it recovered from HFS+ partitions (files mostly mixed up/scrambled.) Disk Warrior can also recover files, hold down the option key while at its main pane and the "rebuild" button turns into a "scavange" button. I've not used DW for this since I learned of this ability but I've seen several very positive reports. I'd avoid using Norton unless all other approaches fail and you are desperate. In any case, write-protecting the volume should keep Norton from making things worse. hth, Dan ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
