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I deleted my documents folder, it is not in recycle bin can I get it back somehow

Anonymous
2011-09-14T10:01:26+00:00

I went to delete a document and I must have pressed the delete button twice, I can not find the document I was deleting in the recycle bin or my document folder.  Is there any way to retrieve my folder.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-09-14T13:20:08+00:00

    Restore deleted documents

    1. Open Windows Explorer
    2. Expand the 'Libraries' folder.
    3. Expand the 'Documents' folder.
    4. Right click on 'My Documents'
    5. In the drop down list click on 'Restore previous version'.
    6. Double click on the each of the 'Date modified' entries, if your document is listed then click 'Copy' and 'Paste' it back to the 'Documents' folder.

    Note: If you choose ‘Copy’ option, the entire contents of the folder as it was at that point in time can be copied to another local folder or to a location on an external USB drive.

    You can also ‘Copy’ a single file from the Shadow Copy backup and ‘Paste’ it back to it original location.

    J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-09-14T12:56:24+00:00

    From your backups

    Or google for undelete programs eg http://www.piriform.com/recuva

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-26T14:31:36+00:00

    What??? If there was a "My Documents" folder to click on, I wouldn't need to create it! And when I go to "Include" a new folder, Windows won't do it, because "It doesn't exist."

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-02T23:07:21+00:00

    You're welcome, glad your wife's happy to.

    I use to be a DJ, I have some Elvis 45RPM Promo records with the liner notes and everything !

    J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-09-14T21:13:53+00:00

    Hello tiffanyking,

    This thread was created in the Windows 7 Install, Upgrade and Activate forum; the Microsoft Moderation team has moved this thread to the Files, Folders and Search forum.

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