bobcrash69 7 Report post Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Yep, I was tossing huge files onto an external WD 2tb HD passport as usual. ..and since I was trying to make room, I was deleting old files on it, and going around the recycle bin with shift-delete, but very carefully. ...and of course, since I have many years of experience, I figured I was fine. Then, well, I ended up logged onto my main tutorials folder, with abt 600 gigs in it, ...and deleted the whole darn thing. 5 or 6 yrs ago, I've used File Scavenger 3 for this sort of thing, but tedious and touchy work. I'm sure there's better choices. Since it's not the C drv, I haven't written anything to it since it happened. Sooo, I'm humbly asking the pro's here for advice for file recovery prog recommendations and any 'gotcha's' to watch out for. Thanks in advance... also, is there an emoji that is clubbing itself in the head??? Update... Solved, with trying out 4 diff software solutions. PM if u r interested in the gory details, a tedious but successful side trip.. Edited July 28, 2019 by bobcrash69 Update Situation.. 'Solved' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
