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wesley.
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So my friends mac overheated and when it restarted, the system reset itself and he says that it deleted all of the files on his computer. Is this even possible and is it possible to retrieve the files?
Jun 3 2011 6:06PM
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Benjo
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no
Jun 3 2011 6:13PM
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wesley.
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and why is this?
Jun 3 2011 6:21PM
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eheath
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That doesn't make any sense...
Jun 3 2011 6:30PM
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[evan]
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macs dont get overheats
Jun 3 2011 6:31PM
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wesley.
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yes they do...
Jun 3 2011 6:33PM
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akarlsen
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time machine?
Jun 3 2011 6:38PM
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wesley.
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externals and online backup is where its at now
Jun 3 2011 6:39PM
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CAPSLOCK*
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if you have all the answer why'd you make that thread? smartass
Jun 3 2011 6:46PM
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AWALLRUS.
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i thought that if you had a mac you didnt need help cause they dont break
Jun 3 2011 7:22PM
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fuck.your.tits
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What are you talking about?
Jun 3 2011 7:23PM
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wesley.
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im saying people dont use time machine. i still have no idea if recovering his files is possible
Jun 3 2011 7:34PM
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Furrer92
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If a system reset actually happened hes pretty fucked.
Jun 3 2011 7:44PM
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corona
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I'll actually be helpful.

If he wants all his files back, tell him to not use his hard drive at all. in fact take it out of his computer.
When a computer 'deletes' files, it doesn't actually get rid of them. It just gets rid of the file directories making them essentially invisible. They're not truely gone until another file gets written over that space on the hard drive.

so, with that in mind,  it is very much possible to retrieve files on a hard drive that have been erased. One can do it themselves with the proper software, a different computer, and an extra hard drive. Or you could take it in to probably any computer shop, although they may charge a large amount.

hope that helps
Jun 3 2011 7:46PM
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wesley.
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Thank you!
Jun 3 2011 9:48PM
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