Hey,

I have deleted and emptied the recycle bin on a Vista machine. I've been attempting to bring back the folder using undelete-plus.

So far not only has the folder not been recovered but also the files that were within the folder.

Are the rules different for Vista?

Are the rules different for files with a directory?

Thanks .

Hey,

If the documents you are trying to recover are in the system partition (C: or the drive letter where the windows is installed) you should remove the disk from the pc, install it on another PC and try recovery softwares like GetDataBack with excessive search option.

If they are on another partition be sure never to install recovery softwares in that partition.

Most recovery softwares offer two modes of recovery, one fast and other with a more deeper search. Try the deeper one, takes more time but gives you more chances.

Hope this helped you

Thank you .

You can read more on how the Recycle Bin works at http://www.reclaime.com/library/file-undelete.aspx

I have heard to use Norton disc recovery tool. You may download it and read how to use it.