Wai_Wai Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Undelete software for Windows XPI would like to find a good and reliable undelete software. My requirements:- unlike file recovery software, it should back up any files deleted by any means. This ensures deleted files can be 100% recoverable. - it will save any changed files (eg .txt, .doc, .xls). This ensure you can recover files in case the file is accidentally overwritten when we fat-finger. We can still restore the older version.- the deleted files and different version of saved files will be kept for a specific period before disposalDoes anyone know whether there is any good and reliable file backup/versioning software for Windows XP?It doesn't matter even if it is shareware.The more powerful or more feature-rich, the better.Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arie Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 It doesn't really look like you're looking for an undelete or recovery tool, but for a backup utility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wai_Wai Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 It doesn't really look like you're looking for an undelete or recovery tool, but for a backup utility.Yeah in some extent.But it actually backup my deleted files only, so it is not a normal backup utility does.At best it saves at least one old version of the changed file.Windows Vista has such a built-in undelete feature too (but I use Windows XP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[deXter] Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 (edited) http://www.ajcsoft.com/AJCActBk.php ?As far as backing up deleted files, the only one I know of that does it is the Norton Protected Recycle Bin that comes as a part of Norton SystemWorks. Edited October 19, 2007 by [deXter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wai_Wai Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) http://www.ajcsoft.com/AJCActBk.php ?Good job. Looks like what I want for "protecting changed file" part As far as backing up deleted files, the only one I know of that does it is the Norton Protected Recycle Bin that comes as a part of Norton SystemWorks.Hmm... can I get the Norton Protected Recycle Bin only?I don't want to get a bundled program in which I want one feature only.Thanks so much for your answer. Edited October 20, 2007 by Wai_Wai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) There is/was a tool by Mark Russinovich (sysinternals) called fundelete that was designed for NT but that is said to work allright under 2K and XP too."Invisible" text on:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/Fundelete.htmlFundelete replaces the standard Windows NT/2000/XP recycle bin and allows you to undelete files, even if they have been deleted from other programs or the command line. The standard recycle bin only catches files that have been deleted from within Windows explorer - Fundelete extends this to include all files, regardless from where they have been deleted. You can set an exclusion list for files that you do not want to be kept in the Fundelete recycle bin (e.g your browser cache, cookies, temp files etc.) and also remove all or selected files from the bin. Fundelete cannot recover files that have been deleted before it was installed. The program was originally designed for Windows NT, but works with 2000 and XP as well.AFAIK the file was removed from public availability when Sysinternals was acquired by MS, but you may be able to find it, last version should be 2.02, here:http://web.archive.org/web/20050526232211/...fundelete.shtmlA tool to have a look at for Synchronizing is this one:http://samedir.sbn.bz/jaclaz Edited October 20, 2007 by jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minotaur Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I don't know if this meets your requirements, since I haven't used it myself, but I've heard good things about it.http://www.undelete.com/undelete/uddesktop...pid=0&SId=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wai_Wai Posted November 2, 2007 Author Share Posted November 2, 2007 As a record, this utility has an backup-type undelete feature:http://www.v-com.com/product/Fix-It_Utilities_Home.htmlDescription:Retrieve Trashed FilesWhether you've accidentally deleted a file or you've been zapped by a virus, Fix-It Utilities can help. FileUndeleter allows you to search for and rescue accidentally deleted files. The Deleted Files Bin stores deleted files, even after they've been emptied out of the Recycle Bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 A bit late but I found Recuva, free ware and works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wai_Wai Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 (edited) A bit late but I found Recuva, free ware and works great. Thank you.This is similar to the mainstream recovery programs where it tries to recover deleted files which haven't been overwritten yet. This is not the 100% safe recovery method. Avira Antivir has an undelete program (freeware) too.A few programs mentioned above uses a different approach. They catch up the deleted files when they are deleted, so if we want to recover them, they are always available. They are 100% reliable recovery method. Edited November 10, 2007 by Wai_Wai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war59312 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Might look into using shadow copy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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