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

[Angus Wallace]

I don't know - I have little practical knowledge of what happens in 
reality ;-).

I'd suggest doing as little as possible on your disk. I think the 
recommendation about not installing anything new is a good idea. If you 
know someone who is good with computers (like a Unix/Linux techie, etc) 
you should get in touch with them. I think running undelete software of 
the CD sounds like a good idea if you can do it.

Good luck!

On 31/05/2004, at 3:41 PM, Gary Galang wrote:

> 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
>
>
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