[P1] I accidentally deleted photos from my iPhoto! Pls help!

[Gary Galang]

Thank you Angus!! This is really helpful information!

I have one more question though... Is it possible to install the 
program on the same drive where the lost data are? I do not have an 
external HD or the CD where the rescue program is (I will purchase 
Norton Utilities online and then download the software so I can use it 
right away.... Norton is the best choice for me so far)....

Gary


On Monday, May 31, 2004, at 02:00  AM, Angus Wallace wrote:

> It shouldn't matter, about the time of installation (i.e. if you 
> delete the files before you install the program)
>
> Think of a hard disk as a series of pages on which you can write 
> information. you have a special section where you make a note of where 
> you've stored information (think of this as a Table of Contents in a 
> book). Any page that isn't indexed in the table of contents can be 
> written over.
>
> When you delete a file, all you do is remove its listing from the 
> table of contents - its actual data remains in place. However, it's 
> only a matter of time until your system looks at the contents, sees 
> that the space is vacant, and overwrites the data.
>
> The type of programs we're talking about look for data on the hard 
> disk, and ignore the table of contents. In this way, they can 
> sometimes recover data that have been 'deleted'.
>
> I hope this is clear, and helpful,
> Cheers,
> -Angus