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Need help getting files from MFT back after system restore


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#1 OFFLINE   edboo

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 03:36 AM

How can I recover files from the MFT after going back to a system restore that was before the files were saved. Can this be added to the Recuva program.

#2 OFFLINE   Augeas

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 10:18 AM

I'm not quite sure what you want. Have you done a sys restore to the point before the files were created? As far as I know sys restore - in XP anyway - does not touch user data, but restores system files and registry keys only.

Have you tried running a deep scan? This will list every cluster onthe drive that appears to contain file data. It will take a long time and produce a long list of files, but if it ain't here it ain't anywhere.