>So, you found a way to raise your heart rate to max, without exercise! ;-)

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>Seriously, thanks for sharing your experiences. Did you find out if the Linux ntsfundelete had any name collisions?


There were none : after moving the files again into fitting directories, they were identical.

>Another option I've heard of but not used - Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (UBCD4Win). It apparently includes Recuva for data recovery: http://www.ubcd4win.com/contents.htm . Although looks a bit dated, last ~ 4 years ago.
>The UBCD itself does not seem to include data recovery tools, but Hiren's Boot CD also includes Recuva: http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd
>I haven't used any of these CDs.

That is part of the problem: using SW from sources you don't know - how well are they tested for virus or basic usability ?
M y strategies are: use DVD from well known publications (mostly german c't, a boot CD perhaps if coming from another well tested publication house), or pin-point solutions tested by c't or on different places in the internet. Also large linux distros: they are well tested to support new HW, have NTFS support by now and sometimes help where Win-specifics fail (formating 3TB with Fat32 for TV on USB3 with "windows-special" tools went nowhere fast, even using stuff capable of formating discs >32GB like 512GB - GPartED to the rescue).

Will look again for a newer Boot disc with such tools, but am trying to build my own tested xCopy toolkit for win, as I don't see myself moving into a linux as main desktop OS - esp. with the new ubuntu desktop. Host for VM - why not, is speedier than windoze. I remember some effort to compile portable solutions - will look there again, as such a setup IMO is even better than a VM array. Might also buy the Pandora Portable version, but unless again with back to wall will not buy typical install tools again.

Is also part of my beef with MS: WTF are they changing always the GUI and usability, but do not offer such basic swiss army knife functionality ? Recovery tools are more important part of the OS than playing hide and seek with menus and links. The defrag routines of XP were not great when compared as to # of options, but they had minimal GUI showing file/disc status. In win7 you get a number - is that # of fragmented blocks or files ? Dumbing down is not a good way IMO, but MS thinks otherwise ? On all large external disks is some backup tool wanting to install ? I want xCopy backup tools, so I am not forced to always save the install with my backups and hope for the best. Win installation concept broken IMO, esp. for system-near tools.