topic how can i restore my photos after having to restore computer system in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-can-i-restore-my-photos-after-having-to-restore-computer/m-p/699366#M10628 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there anyway to restore my photos after having to restore computer back to factory settings. can anyone tell me if they are still in my laptop anywhere?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:42 GMT julesdiamond 2013-04-16T16:24:42Z how can i restore my photos after having to restore computer system https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-can-i-restore-my-photos-after-having-to-restore-computer/m-p/699366#M10628 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there anyway to restore my photos after having to restore computer back to factory settings. can anyone tell me if they are still in my laptop anywhere?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:42 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-can-i-restore-my-photos-after-having-to-restore-computer/m-p/699366#M10628 julesdiamond 2013-04-16T16:24:42Z Re: how can i restore my photos after having to restore computer system https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-can-i-restore-my-photos-after-having-to-restore-computer/m-p/699367#M10629 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi julesdiamond,</P><P><BR /></P><P>I assume that you have no backup of personal data on removable media?<BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P>Restoring to factory settings formats the hard drive as part of the process. Data files may still be on the hard drive, assuming they have not been overwritten by the reinstall, but recovering them will require sophisticated software or the services of a company that can perform this service. Either way it will be expensive.<BR type="_moz" /></P><P><BR /></P><P>A painfull lesson that we should all keep regular backups of personal data.<BR type="_moz" /></P><P><BR /></P><P>Rich</P><P><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:23:21 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-can-i-restore-my-photos-after-having-to-restore-computer/m-p/699367#M10629 rich912 2013-04-16T20:23:21Z Re: how can i restore my photos after having to restore computer system https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-can-i-restore-my-photos-after-having-to-restore-computer/m-p/699368#M10630 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P style=";">Hi<BR type="_moz" /></P><P style=";"><BR /></P><P style=";">Try using RECUVA, is a free recovery tool from Piriform.</P><P style=";">Once you have selected to recover picture files select DEEP SCAN, it is probably to save the latest pictures.</P><P style=";"><BR /></P><P style=";">Let us known if it works as well as you need.<BR type="_moz" /></P><P style=";"><BR /></P><P style=";">Regards.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:47:23 GMT https://community.sony.bg/t5/pcs-accessories/how-can-i-restore-my-photos-after-having-to-restore-computer/m-p/699368#M10630 franktfe 2013-04-16T21:47:23Z