Retrieving deleted files

[L.T.W.]

So I had to reformat my mom's computer because hers was too slow and filled with viruses and trojans.

By mistake I didn't back up all her pictures, hence she's now bitching at me and asked me to get the pictures back.

I know there are programs out there to get deleted files back, but all the ones I've seen cost about 30ish bucks.

Any recomemdations on good software or maybe even free ones?

And can this software retrieve files after a windows HD formating?

[PROTO·DOME]

Being honest, you should just google that- there are a lot of programs out there. Anyhow, you could try this I guess:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

[L.T.W.]

Being honest, you should just google that- there are a lot of programs out there. Anyhow, you could try this I guess:

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

Thx, that looks like it could work. I'll try it on my mom's computer tomorrow.

[kitty]

Try this: http://www.pandorarecovery.com/

I've used it with some success. The amount of rewriting you do to your hard drive will affect how much you recover. So make sure you don't reload everything else back on otherwise you risk overwriting the very pictures you want to save.

[Final Hero]

The amount of rewriting you do to your hard drive will affect how much you recovery. So make sure you don't reload everything else back on otherwise you risk overwriting the very pictures you want to save.

This is a very solid point.

[L.T.W.]

Try this: http://www.pandorarecovery.com/

I used it and it retrieved pictures that never existed

Supposedly my mom bought that computer new, maybe it was refurbished and Compaq didn't tell her, is that possible?

it also retrieved her pictures but they all became very small and had no names.

I guess its better than nothing.

[Moseph]

I used it and it retrieved pictures that never existed

Maybe random stuff cached from websites?