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I need a FREE solution to recover deleted files!
Aug 11th
We have used many different retail programs to recover accidentally or maliciously deleted files off of our PC, Digital Camera or Mobile device. We have tried a few free ones and they bring us back to the old saying… You get whatcha pay for! As such we never really covered the topic here on Ata, But we came across a post on TechiePortal reviewing not one but TWO FREE apps that can get your crap precious data back! We tried both of them just like Alfred did and got pretty much the same results. Restoration (the second app) has found a new home on my memory stick! Check out this post and check out their website for more AtA approved geeky goodness!
Glary Undelete is a freeware program that can retrieve data deleted from the recycle bin, files deleted with the Shift key pressed down or those deleted from command prompt. It can also recover files from memory cards of digital cameras. NTFS and FAT files systems are supported and works fine on XP and Vista.
Restoration is a portable recovery software, so you can run it even from a USB stick. At 229KB, I am amazed at how much this software can do. Restoration also does the same functions as Glary Undelete. Even though its so small, it actually managed to find more files that Glary.
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Software Glary Undelete Restoration Files Found 328 files 719 files How to recover deleted files
Run program, choose location of deleted files and search. Once the files are found, use the restore option to try copying them back. Note that once the space used by a deleted file is overwritten, recovery software cannot retrieve the files. So, if you lost any data, make you you do not use that drive till you manage to restore the files [TechPortal]
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Identify your memory without cracking the case.
Jul 30th
We have reviewed Crucial Memory in the past here when we gave away a 2gb memory module to one of our readers. So we were happy to plug them again when Jenny from San Fransisco wrote us asking:
Yo Admin can you tell me what kind of memory is in my PC without me having to open the case? I want to see how much it will cost to upgrade but don’t want to dive into it unless I am going to do it. Dig? I have busted up one too many machines in the past. But memory is a good way to speed up my p4 machine it has 256mb right?
Jenny Needs Memory
Jenny yes 256mb of memory is not enough for anything nowadays!
You should but that rig up to at least 1gb. Memory is cheap just go to this link and you will be able to scan your memory and get all sorts of useful facts and prices. And wait there’s more…
You will also be supporting AskTheAdmin by making any purchases via these links.
Why you might ask?
Well it is an affiliate program we have been experimenting with. You buy stuff you need and they give us a little bit o’ cheddar for referring you over to them. It gets expensive running a website where advertising revenue brings in next to nothing. But I love helping you weirdos!
Awww don’t blush! I have seen your temp files and browsing history pervo!
But back to the hard sell…
Crucial makes your life easier by telling you how much memory your system can max out at and what type it needs and best of all how much its going to cost ya! What are you waiting for speed up your machines today!
Memory being the price it is can be a GREAT ALTERNATIVE to buying a NEW MACHINE! Support us to take over the fricking world get us up on our own dedicated server/line…
Maybe we could hire some more quality writers to give you more great information if we had more than .37 in the AskTheAdmin bank account. So instead of me carrying her on my shoulders help out! How does that make you feel? (It makes me feel like a guy in the train going from car to car saying Ladies and Gentleman I don’t mean to interrupt…) Feelings… Death Threats… In the comments!
Find all your drivers with Double Driver.
Jul 24th
Do you hate looking for and downloading drivers on every re-format?
Well if you can get to your desktop you should be able to run Double Driver and copy your drivers off your machine to a USB stick and then restore them right back into your fresh clean formatted system! We covered something a little while ago for backing up and restoring printers/print drivers.
Combine these two small apps with the Windows Files and Settings Transfer Wizard and you have yourself a powerful tool kit.
With Double Driver you can view which drivers are installed in your system and you can backup the drivers you choose, save and print the drivers list, and more.
Double Driver is freeware. Feel free to use and give this program to anyone you know. Your donation or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Can I save my searches to reuse them in Vista?
Jun 1st
So are you wondering why you would want to save your searches?
Think about it… How would you like the ability to dynamically find the items you need with a saved search? So the boss called and said – I need all the purchase orders less than a months old and tagged Smith?
How about Power Point Presentations created by your partner in the past two weeks?
All of those with the letter z in the title?
Just the ones with the word NEW in the file name? We see your creating crazy searches and we know you hate to have to recreate em’ each time. Do you want to make it a little easier on your self?? Save them searches!
You can do it easily! Just follow these steps:
- Browse as normal to Start Search.
- Type any characters in the search box (a star works great because, as a wildcard, it won’t restrict the search once you save it)
- then click Advanced Search. Modify the fields however you want and when you are satisified,
- click Save Search.
From Microsoft’s Website:
Depending upon how often you search for a certain group of files, you might want to take advantage of Windows Vista’s new Search Folders, too. These are searches that run instantly when you click them—you don’t even need to insert a search term after the first time you run a search and save it.
You can use the preconfigured searches that Windows Vista offers, such as Recent Documents (which shows you all recently used documents on your computer), or you can set up your own searches.
To set up your own Search Folders, click Start and click your personal folder. In your personal folder navigation pane, click Searches to bring up the program “searches.” Click the program and the Search Folders window will appear.
Next, type in the information that you want to search for in the search box at the top right of the Searches window. In the example shown here, I typed in Microsoft. Then I clicked Save Search to save the search. Now, the next time I’m looking for information related to Microsoft, I just click my personal folder and select the Microsoft search from my Search Folders.
And you now have a custom search saved for you! You can set up several of them for your most popular search terms. Anyone else using this out there in Admin land?
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