files and stop error

Are documents obliterated by the stop error (or blue screen of death) the same thing as deleted files or are they gone for good and not able to be recovered?

if i've understood your question correctly, no file should be obliterated by the PC turning off (no matter how that occurs).

the exception for that would be if you had opened files and the PC lost power - then all bets are off.

OK. I will give the recovery a try.