Trying to retrieve Lost pics

[Jrthomp74]

I had about 5000 pics located in the Adobe CS2 Bridge with out problems. However,I tried to drag and drop this folder on my desktop for easier access. In the transisition,many photos became "locked" so I then dragged them bag to the CS2 Bridge. There were not able to be opened. I also have Adobe Premiere 3.0 which seems to have ALL my photos,however,over half of them have a small icon that looks like a tear in the lower middle of the picture. As I try to open it, it says this file is not able to be found. What can I do to recover all my photos and secure them once again.

Jthomp74@yahoo.com
J. Thompson

 

[kiddpete]

What is your OS?

 

[Jrthomp74]

OS = Windows XP (Home) ed.
Programs include: Adobe CS2 Suite
Adobe Premiere 3.0

J.Thompson

 

[kiddpete]

Use Windows Explorer to see if you can find some of your missing images. If you can find them, then you should be able to tell Bridge where they are. If you can't find them, you may have to use something like GetDataBack to retreive the files. You should not be writing anything to the harddrive on which they are stored until you retreive the missing files.

 

[Jrthomp74]

Thanks for the info. I tried searching via Windows Explorer and still came up empty. I also use a external back up (Maxtor 300g) but not sure if that will help. ALso was thinking of doing a sort of roll back point to an earlier date. Any suggestions? Has anyone else had this problem with missing pics / files from Adobe CS2 or Premiere 3.0?

J.Thompson

 

[kiddpete]

If they are on the backup drive, you're all set. If not, you should probably stop using the drive until the images are recovered.

 

[JurkMonkey]

You might want to download something like MediaRecover or something similar.

 

[Eggles]

>>I had about 5000 pics located in the Adobe CS2 Bridge with out problems. However,I tried to drag and drop this folder on my desktop for easier access.<<

What folder?

Were all 500 pics located within the one folder?

 

[Jrthomp74]

Within the CS2 Bridge, I created a single folder that I called "My pics". This foler contained over 5000 pics inside in both NEF and JPG formats. However, it was difficult to find a picture for quick emailing. So I then simply dragged the file from my "Favorites" within the bridge menue to the left of the main window and dragged it to my desktop. However, most of the NEF files were locked. Later on, I dragged them back to the CS2 bridge, but when I looked, the file was empty. I then opened Elements 3.0 which I found them all, however, about 2000 of them had a small symbol in the middle towards the bottom that was red and looked like it was cracked. If I tried to open it, it would say file missing. I then did a roll back on my computer and used my Maxtor External Drive to help to reload another roll back. After this I went into Elements 3.0 and clicked back up, this time, it asked me if I wanted to find all missing files. I did, and the process took me about 3 hours of clicking, however, I still lost an estimated 200 pictures and when they are not found, you have only one option, to delete them from the file folder in order to move on and recover the other lost files. This has been a total nightmare. I now have everything not only backed up on my Maxtor external, but a hard copy on DVD. Thanks for your help guys...but I suppose after trial and error, it worked about 91%. Still, the loss of approximately 200 pictures is no laughing matter.

J. Thompson