Over 16,000 Mp3 Files Deleted. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 10:01 pm

I was running Second Copy 2000 Drive to Drive and it had a error and deleted a ton of software and over 16,000 Mp3's. Recycle bin is off. so they are not in there is there a way to recover . Or do i need to load the gun.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 10:03 pm

More than likely they are still there, but your going to need some special software to get them.

What os are you using? XP? You could try System Restore?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 10:03 pm

Well, on the bright side of things, think of all the space you'll have back now

Brb, I just saw a recovery utility earlier today...

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 10:09 pm

just for you:

http://hccweb1.bai.ne.jp/~hcj58401/

axtrader · Post by **axtrader** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 10:30 pm

That's what you get for making jokes about headless bunnies!

Seriously though, that REALLY REALLY sucks! I wish I had some intelligent advice to offer you. Please keep us posted on your recovery efforts.

Best of Luck!

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 10:36 pm

Inquiring minds like mine want to know...did it work?

the_mp3_refuge · Post by **the_mp3_refuge** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 10:37 pm

I had the same thing happen to me too when I installed one of my drives. I only lost 4 gigs of mp3s, but I lost every single piece of data I ever wanted or needed. But you'll be supprised how it gets back to you some how, and how quickly it does.

Good luck with your restoration, and Humboldt has a good point...

What ya gonna do with all that free space?

Well, good luck, PC's are nothing more then headaches at times, but where would we be without all that pron

Bob

Shagster · Post by **Shagster** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 11:36 pm

16k mp3's? What in the world! how did you get so many and what are most of them?

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 11:42 pm

Well i tried that recovery program and it found the the music but they are bits and pieces nothing plays they are Fuct. So thats that i guess start all over.

Very Shi**y. to along time to get all that music.

Ken · Post by **Ken** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 11:49 pm

Maybe the techies in software can assist you..

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 11:55 pm

I retreived them but they play 2 on top of each other the wrong names abd they start in the middle of the song. Its a mess. Thankx For the help though.

axtrader · Post by **axtrader** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 12:13 am

Originally posted by Hybridmonolith
I retreived them but they play 2 on top of each other the wrong names abd they start in the middle of the song. Its a mess.

Dude, I really feel for ya.

Give me the key to your gunsafe...

LT-73 · Post by **LT-73** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 1:45 am

Dang Hybrid, i feel for you bro. Same thing happend to me. Lost over 18 gigs of music and videos when my hd crashed , and the bad part was there was no way of recovering it ! It just poofed! Now what i do is burn my favorite tunes, load my 100+ cd player and delete the rest. Even tho it hurts deleting the nice tunes i like but i don't wanna waste a cd burning em.

Good luck on your recovery process.

CAT5 · Post by **CAT5** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 2:11 am

Man...I feel sorry for you so much. I don't care whatever I lost but not my mp3 collection man. It takes a couple of years to get all my 30+ plus gigs of my all time favorites so I hope you will get all yours back or some of it. The rule is back up back up back up on CD. Divide your music into collections that each collection can fit on a cd and so when a collection is full then you burn it on a cd and then put it a side. I probably would break my computer if I lose all my mp3 like that...hehhe. Welll man...we wish you luck and I will try to see if I could find somtin to help you out. Keep us posted with your progress. For now...I don't know if you should keep installing recovery program into your current drive it might make the recovery even harder so that's my guess, but I sure hope you will get most of your mp3 back. Good luck.

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 2:25 am

Originally posted by downhill
More than likely they are still there, but your going to need some special software to get them.

yup....unless you formated many time or ran somekind of drive wiper utility.....the info is still there.

AMP

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 3:07 am

I found all the info but they are all messed up.parts of songs and just a mess. No hope any more. Just found out i jlost all images and pics. Word to the wise ,Don't use Second Copy 2000.

Sadrok · Post by **Sadrok** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 6:00 am

Dang!
I just booted up into Windows yesterday and scandisk deleted all my mp3s. But I feel your pain.

You've lost more than I though......

AznStyl · Post by **AznStyl** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 7:13 am

OUCH.... 16k of mp3s? I feel da pain goin thru ur vain hyprid... I remember i lose some of my favorite tunes in my old comp for no reason... and that totally pissed me off.. talking about 16k of mp3s? woo .. it just HURT...

GOOD LUCK... maybe u will find some mp3s that will work rite back

CAT5 · Post by **CAT5** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 7:45 am

I feel sorry for you man

UnitedWeStand · Post by **UnitedWeStand** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 11:16 am

for a future tip, if you are going to keep that many files on a harddrive at least put them on a partitioned drive.. I know your not looking for advice, but I'm giving you a tip here, that can save your files..
Put them on a seperate Hard Drive or a different Partition on your current Harddrive.. and you must defrag at least once a month to keep them files from going corrupt.

Enjoy the space you have, because music only gets better you can have more music if you tried.

Now hopefully you got a file listing of those files on paper. Otherwise if you want them back you gonna have to use that good memory you have.. I need not say more..
Load the shotgun, rack the shell, and aim at computer... only if you want to.

Man I know what its like to lose a shipt load of Data, and only to find out I could have done this and could have done that to avoid it and/or prepare myself for it.

anyways I should just shutup now.

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 11:22 am

Originally posted by UnitedWeStand
for a future tip, if you are going to keep that many files on a harddrive at least put them on a partitioned drive.. I know your not looking for advice, but I'm giving you a tip here, that can save your files..
Put them on a seperate Hard Drive or a different Partition on your current Harddrive.. and you must defrag at least once a month to keep them files from going corrupt.

Enjoy the space you have, because music only gets better you can have more music if you tried.

Now hopefully you got a file listing of those files on paper. Otherwise if you want them back you gonna have to use that good memory you have.. I need not say more..
Load the shotgun, rack the shell, and aim at computer... only if you want to.

Man I know what its like to lose a shipt load of Data, and only to find out I could have done this and could have done that to avoid it and/or prepare myself for it.

anyways I should just shutup now.

I had them on a seperate drive. It was running one of the profiles and all of a sudden WMP stopped and Second Copy popped a error up on the screen saying 21 files copied and 16,771 Deleted.! I looked on both drives and all gone.

UnitedWeStand · Post by **UnitedWeStand** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 11:26 am

Dude use sOnar Its more stable than wmp.

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 11:29 am

Never tried that one. Don't need a player now. LOL

CAT5 · Post by **CAT5** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 12:13 pm

So you never back those up at all? I used to go not backup for awhile and it does feel scary after a while. It's good that you still have positive attitude Yeh...after you lost like 60 gigs of mp3 you might as well pick up your pc and an ax and go outside and have your way with it....hehe. Sue Microsoft

Welll man...hope so far we have given you some emotional support

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 12:18 pm

Not microsoft, Those Motherfu*ckers who make Second copy 2000 thats the program that did it. I will never wait to backup again. Learning experiance.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 12:19 pm

Have you tried running scan disk and defrag after running the recovery?

SICMF · Post by **SICMF** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 12:21 pm

No i'm about to put my new drives in so i figured forget it.

CAT5 · Post by **CAT5** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 2:08 pm

money for a 80 gigs hard drive....well now about 70 bucks
money you spend on worthless pc junks so far.....300-400 bucks
Money for new board and chip and ram and so on....400+
Video card.....150-200 bucks

Loosing 60+ gigs of mp3......well you got the idea

Imagine what your Master card could not buy. Just trying to cheer you up man

MAmuT · Post by **MAmuT** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 2:22 pm

Sorry to hear that and that you didnt have a happy ending.

But that gives us a warning now i am going to put all my software, Mp3s and movies to an external HDD and then i ll put it under my bed

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Aug 04, 2002 1:48 pm

Originally posted by UnitedWeStand
Dude use sOnar Its more stable than wmp.

but will it convert mp3 >> WAV?

I've never had any wmp stability problems.

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