Images suddenly gone from my com

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm 1:35-4.5G ED

05/22/2011 01:31:34 AM · #1

I went to edit a shoot from a few weeks ago to notice that they are missing from my computer. In fact, two shoots are gone from my computer and hard drive. I know they were there the other day because I had exported a few of them for a client. I dont know what happened. The only thing I can think of is when I tried to run bootcamp to install windows 7 that they somehow got deleted, other than that I did nothing. I havent even emptied my trashcan in about a week or so and they arent in there.

Anyone know anything?

Socom

Nikon D80

05/22/2011 01:41:20 AM · #2

Originally posted by mgarsteck:

If the original files are on Mac, then not sure any of this will help.. but you can try :)

Do you know the file name of one of the shoots (as they are normally in order) If you do try the following on the (windows side):

Click start
Click on the search box, type CMD. hit enter
Type-> cd \
Hit Enter
Type-> dir /s
Hit Enter

this will take a little while. It will then list anywhere on your computer where that file may be.

Also, was anything else different? like desktop background gone, any other files missing?

Message edited by author 2011-05-22 01:44:02.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm 1:35-4.5G ED

05/22/2011 01:48:55 AM · #3

Its a Mac. I have searched and its not anywhere to be found. Unless its hidden somewhere.

Socom

Nikon D80

05/22/2011 01:51:54 AM · #4

if I recall correctly, bootcamp allows you to share the whole of the drive, and lets you map the mac partion. So you could try doing what I suggested below but on the drive letter of the mac partition.

But instead type this...

dir /s /h

best I can do until a mac person posts.. sorry

05/22/2011 01:57:45 AM · #5

that doesnt bring anything up on my computer. My drive wasnt able to be partitioned at all since some files couldnt be moved or something along those lines.

05/22/2011 02:14:25 AM · #6

If you can't find them from the spotlight search and you say you haven't deleted them, then the must be there, right? Or then still on your flash card?

I haven't used this specific software, but you could run this in demo mode to see if they are on your hard drive. I've been using the photo recovery software from these guys for 5 years and have recovered photos from cards that have been reformatted etc, so I think their regular file recovery software is probably good too. In demo mode you can't actually save the files, but at least you maybe able to find them. If not, try the photorecovery software on your cf/sd cards, you never know, they may still be there.

//www.lc-tech.co.uk/software/frpromacdetail.html

05/22/2011 02:37:11 AM · #7

Will I be able to recover them even with the demo? Im running it right now.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

05/22/2011 02:46:05 AM · #8

I don't think so, but at least it may help you find them. If it does find them, then you can figure out if it's worth paying for the software, or then try to find another way of getting them off the hard drive. It'll probably find hundreds of things you thought you had deleted (well, you probably had deleted them but the software seems to find them).

Message edited by author 2011-05-22 02:46:38.

smardaz

05/22/2011 03:09:08 AM · #9

maybe they were raptured?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

05/22/2011 03:30:45 AM · #10

Do you run Time Machine backup? If so, check a backup created prior to attempting to install Windows.

DCNUTTER

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

05/22/2011 03:30:46 AM · #11

Originally posted by smardaz:

maybe they were raptured?

LOL..

jomari

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

05/22/2011 03:46:36 AM · #12

Picasa does a pretty good job of finding every image on your computer and it's free.

05/22/2011 03:49:45 AM · #13

Well, they were my best images ;) ha, no they werent, but I couldnt resist.

I will try the picasa dealio. I was just thinking how I wished I had been doing time machine...

05/22/2011 03:55:17 AM · #14

did the recovery software not find them? It should find things that have been deleted

Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black

05/22/2011 04:12:16 AM · #15

it has found 14 so far and its not done scanning, will take about 8 more hours. I cant look at the files yet

Paul

Leica SL

05/22/2011 04:12:57 AM · #16

If you are on a Mac, were you using Aperture to manage your images?

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

05/22/2011 04:14:20 AM · #17

I cant find picasa for mac, does anyone have a link?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

05/22/2011 04:21:26 AM · #18

Originally posted by mgarsteck:

I cant find picasa for mac, does anyone have a link?

Google would have brought it up for you.;o)

//picasa.google.com/mac/

Message edited by author 2011-05-22 04:21:58.

05/22/2011 04:27:50 AM · #19

Thats photo editing software, I dont need that :)

05/22/2011 04:35:56 AM · #20

Originally posted by mgarsteck:

it has found 14 so far and its not done scanning, will take about 8 more hours. I cant look at the files yet

Then leave it running and check back in the morning :) That seems slow, but I suppose it depends how fast your machine is.

05/22/2011 04:40:15 AM · #21

Its a fast machine for sure. I wonder if I can find the directory where they would be .