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Post by Pink Betty on Aug 9, 2009 14:05:43 GMT
HELP!i have had friends staying i have foolishly allowed them to use my computer......and now i find all kind of things not as they should be ......but most upsettingly, ALL the content of iphoto - two years worth of pics - have vanished.  does anyone know how i might go about finding them? i am NEVER going to let anyone use my computer EVER AGAIN 
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Post by alanseago on Aug 9, 2009 14:14:38 GMT
Try the basic things first. Open your trash and see if they are still there. If not you can purchase a file recovery programme. You mention iPhoto, are you using a Mac? If so, providing no-one has done a Secure Delete, they are still on your HD.
When you get them back, upload them all for free to Picasa Web Albums and protect them with a password.
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Post by bets on Aug 9, 2009 15:10:37 GMT
thank you for that Alan. yes i am using a Mac. How do i go about finding them on my HD ?  - i really shouldn't be allowed out - |
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Post by alanseago on Aug 9, 2009 15:18:25 GMT
Its that little grey icon at the top of your screen. Easier, open the finder window then click Go and select Applications. In Applications select Utilities then Restore, you may be able to restore your iPhotos.
I suggest you try opening your trash first, they may still be there. If you can't see them, select reovered files.
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Post by eric on Aug 9, 2009 15:45:48 GMT
Easier, open the finder window then click Go and select Applications. In Applications select Utilities then Restore, you may be able to restore your iPhotos. That's what I was going to suggest, Alan. That facility has gotten me out of trouble on several occasions. Betty - Let this be a lesson to you; never let other folk play around with your PC. They were obviously looking at your pics, some of which may have been, how can I put it, "private" ones. Eric  |
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Post by indignant bets on Aug 9, 2009 17:02:23 GMT
Eric! all a persons pics are private....for them to show, or not, as they please. i can assure you i have no 'ultra' private pics!.....at least not on any machine that could be hacked  |
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Post by hopeless bets on Aug 9, 2009 17:11:02 GMT
Its that little grey icon at the top of your screen. Easier, open the finder window then click Go and select Applications. In Applications select Utilities then Restore, you may be able to restore your iPhotos. I suggest you try opening your trash first, they may still be there. If you can't see them, select reovered files. i did HD i did applications i did utilities .......and then i came unstuck - because i couldn't see any 'restore' option. trash was the first place i tried..... nothing there. |
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Post by eric on Aug 9, 2009 17:29:01 GMT
Its that little grey icon at the top of your screen. Easier, open the finder window then click Go and select Applications. In Applications select Utilities then Restore, you may be able to restore your iPhotos. I suggest you try opening your trash first, they may still be there. If you can't see them, select reovered files. i did HD i did applications i did utilities .......and then i came unstuck - because i couldn't see any 'restore' option. trash was the first place i tried..... nothing there. Okay, Betty. Click START, ALL PROGRAMMES, ACCESSORIES, SYSTEM TOOLS, SYSTEM RESTORE then choose a date before you let someone look at your PC. Eric (usual fee applies) |
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Post by non pc bets on Aug 9, 2009 17:36:46 GMT
ummm.....
i am using a mac, Eric....
there is no 'START, ALL PROGRAMMES, ACCESSORIES, SYSTEM TOOLS, SYSTEM RESTORE...' here - i could do that if i had a pc - but what is the equivalent for Mac?
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Post by eric on Aug 9, 2009 17:41:08 GMT
ummm..... i am using a mac, Eric.... there is no 'START, ALL PROGRAMMES, ACCESSORIES, SYSTEM TOOLS, SYSTEM RESTORE...' here - i could do that if i had a pc - but what is the equivalent for Mac? Sorry, Betty - no idea. Eric |
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Post by Pink Betty on Aug 11, 2009 8:00:31 GMT
's ok - i had to get a man in - all photos saved and various other bits and bobs sorted. worth every penny.
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Post by eric on Aug 11, 2009 10:27:40 GMT
's ok - i had to get a man in - all photos saved and various other bits and bobs sorted. worth every penny. I trust you took note of what he did, Betty? Eric |
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Post by bets supports small businesses on Aug 11, 2009 17:48:18 GMT
why should i do that Eric? then i would have no need to get him round again! yes, i sort of know what he did  |
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Post by eric on Aug 11, 2009 18:24:03 GMT
why should i do that Eric? then i would have no need to get him round again! I am surprised and disappointed at this vulgar display of lewdness, Betty. I would have come round for nothing. Eric |
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Post by Pink Betty on Aug 11, 2009 18:50:44 GMT
 lewd? Moi? Eric! what a thing to say! bets is the very model of propriety i assure you.
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