Hello all.
First of all, Recuva is great!!
You've saved me some important info.
I have a question. let's say i have a folder with a document and a picture inside.
I managed to recover the document and the picture, but the folder itself i didn't found. it's important to me because of it's name and the date he was created.
How can i find and restore the empty folder to?
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How to recover an empty folder
Started by roeelo, Jun 06 2009 09:30 AM
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Posted 06 June 2009 - 01:37 PM
The deleted doc and pic that Recuva found might have the folder name in the Info tab, or set the View Mode in Options/General to Tree.
I don't know any way of getting the folder creation date back.
I don't know any way of getting the folder creation date back.
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Posted 06 June 2009 - 03:48 PM
Well, you are right.
The folder name can be restore too, but the only thing that missing is the creation/modified date of the deleted folder.
If someone know how to restore it, or why it can't be restore - I'll be happy to hear.
The folder name can be restore too, but the only thing that missing is the creation/modified date of the deleted folder.
If someone know how to restore it, or why it can't be restore - I'll be happy to hear.
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Posted 06 June 2009 - 05:38 PM
Yes, if you choose Restore Folder Structure in Recuva options then the full directory path is indeed restored, but with the date of the restore of course. I guess that this is because you're creating a new folder, and Windows is not going to let any common or garden application write data in the MFT.
As far as I understand the myriad complexities of NTFS the directory has an entry in the MFT as well as the files, and would have a date created timestamp. However Recuva doesn't show directory entries as seperate entities: whether they can't be or Recuva doesn't think it serves any point is not anything I can pontificate on. I would think that as the folder structure can be restored then there's no mileage in trying to patch together an old directory entry. I think you have to concede that a request to reinstate the create date of a directory is rare, I've never come across it here before.
Date modifed is of course pointless, it will be the date the files were deleted.
As far as I understand the myriad complexities of NTFS the directory has an entry in the MFT as well as the files, and would have a date created timestamp. However Recuva doesn't show directory entries as seperate entities: whether they can't be or Recuva doesn't think it serves any point is not anything I can pontificate on. I would think that as the folder structure can be restored then there's no mileage in trying to patch together an old directory entry. I think you have to concede that a request to reinstate the create date of a directory is rare, I've never come across it here before.
Date modifed is of course pointless, it will be the date the files were deleted.
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Posted 06 June 2009 - 08:43 PM
Augeas, on Jun 6 2009, 07:38 PM, said:
I think you have to concede that a request to reinstate the create date of a directory is rare, I've never come across it here before.
Well, i am a unique person
Thank you for your educated explanation.
