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    Hp Pavillion Dv6500 Notebook Pc Files Help!!!!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mkdons, Dec 29, 2007.

  1. mkdons

    mkdons Newbie

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    HP PAVILLION DV6500 NOTEBOOK PC
    WINDOWS VISTA HOME PREMIUM
    AMD TURION PROCESSOR
    1983RAM
    32MB OPERATING SYSTEM

    Hi,

    I need some help! I had to re-install my operating system due to sysstem becoming very laggy. Anyways, i moved my favourites folder, some pics and other files to the D drive, where the system recovery files are.

    I then went ahead and did the system recovery which sorted the c drive out, and went to d drive and they werent there, but it looks like they might be with file size remaining. I have done the folder options which is view hidden files etc, but still nothing. With the re install might windows moved them somewhere else. I tried doing searches on files names on all drives but nothing. Please help.
     
    mkdons, Dec 29, 2007
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    More often than not, the recovery overwrites the whole hard drive. Did you use the recovery discs.
     
    ZaZ, Dec 30, 2007
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    mkdons Newbie

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    no the f11 solution i used which does it automatically.

    UPDATE: PROBLEM SOLVED

    No help from h.p, i talked to a representative online from the hp site and they told me that when i do a full recovery it overwrites both partitions, this being c and d. BUT i wasnt convinced as like i say the space was still took up. So i had a idea they was still there SOMEWHERE.

    After further research, i got hold of a program called Handy Recovery 3.0, and what do we know whey found them on on D:\recycle bin. And was able to restore them easily.

    Can anyone shed light on this, i didnt think there was a recycle bin on D - recovery drive?

    Also i restored them now, back onto my normal c drive in my documents, how to i get rid of them of the d partition where i found them, so i can reclaim the space took up.

    Cheers In Advance
     
    mkdons, Dec 30, 2007
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