>>>Problem solved in that the directory wasn't actually necessary, so it's ok that it was deleted. But, I am a big shift-delete guy, so I still would like to know how to get stuff back when I do delete that necessary directory...
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>>>>I used shift-delete and deleted a directory I didn't really intend to delete. I used WinUndelete, but it did not find that directory. I haven't written anything to the drive, other than using IE. Anyone know what I can do? Running XP Pro.
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>>Shift-delete deletes data permanently (no Trashcan), so perhaps you better get used to deleting just with the Delete key.
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>Yes, but the files are still there, just the references have been removed. At least as long as I don't write anything to the hard drive in the meantime. I found a couple utilities, but they could not locate by directories, only files, and I didn't see files that I thought belonged in the deleted directory. Must be a utility somewhere that works on directories...

In DOS a directory was in fact a file, with a few special attributes, I believe the same goes for NTFS.