Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the comments Didier, I was just very surprised that the solution found by these software people was implemented unusually simply and clearly. I gathered that what happens is what you wrote, but I wasn't quite sure of it after trying to explain it to my (non-technically minded) wife. I just showed her your mail and she got it straight away - thanks again. regards Douglas Didier Ludwig wrote: > Douglas > > There are many different tools to recover "deleted" files, they mostly > work the same way. This one is indeed easy to use, and I can recommend > it, too. > > As you maybe know, "delete" does not really mean "delete" in most > programs and operating systems; it just means the file is deblocked and > set to "overwritable" - but the file stays where it was; and that's what > these tools are recovering. > > You should better not trust too much and believe you can always recover > your files and so you dont need to be careful when deleting. Because if > you have bad luck, the next files you save after "deleting" are placed > just over the deblocked file... Following Murphy's law, this happens at > least in 50% of all cases :-) and once it's overwritten, only very > advanced hackers and maybe some secret services might help you further. > > Didier > > > >> http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >