Retrieving deleted info

[Heather_]

Sorry if this has been posted and/or answered elsewhere. I'm just wondering if after running CCleaner, if there's a way to retrieve what was cleaned off/deleted? Such as temp internet files or browser History, etc. Thanks for any help.

[Glenn]

Welcome!

 

Ordinary files may be recoverable unless you used Options > Secure file deletion.

 

With regard to index.dat files (e.g., history) see this thread.

 

Also depends on what you mean by "retrievable". There are forensic techniques that could probably get some data even after secure deletion ... but is the CIA really after you ?

[Heather_]

Welcome!

 

Ordinary files may be recoverable unless you used Options > Secure file deletion.

 

With regard to index.dat files (e.g., history) see this thread.

 

Also depends on what you mean by "retrievable". There are forensic techniques that could probably get some data even after secure deletion ... but is the CIA really after you ?

 

 

 

Ha, I'm just wondering in case I ever need to check up on my kids and whatnot. My teenage son always uses it after using the computer and I'm a little suspicious. But boys will be boys. Anyway, thanks.

[XPSP2]

Ha, I'm just wondering in case I ever need to check up on my kids and whatnot. My teenage son always uses it after using the computer and I'm a little suspicious. But boys will be boys. Anyway, thanks.

1) Make sure he is a limited account user.

2) Use firewall or router to block sites you do not wish him to use. Parental controls.

[login123]

Welcome to the forum. I can say that, I guess, having been on a week now. :-)

 

There are available, for free, some file recovery programs. I HAVE NOT used them, so cannot say how well they work. I am a little bit afraid of most free software, it has a way of gumming up the works. Also, am not sure just how they work. If you have to search the whole hard drive that could take a while.

 

Here are some sites for free undelete programs, not supposed to be trial versions, not supposed to have adware. Best advice is probably from XPSP2 and Glenn, prevent access to bad sites. But here they are. Maybe some of the forum members can say more about how they work.

 

1.

http://officerecovery.com/freeundelete/#properusage

2.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcinspector.html

3.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

 

Hope you enjoy the forum.

[JDPower]

Here are some sites for free undelete programs, not supposed to be trial versions, not supposed to have adware. Best advice is probably from XPSP2 and Glenn, prevent access to bad sites. But here they are. Maybe some of the forum members can say more about how they work.

 

1.

http://officerecovery.com/freeundelete/#properusage

2.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcinspector.html

3.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/restoration.html

I've tried restoration and didn't like it, had a couple of problems when I tried it too, haven't tried the other two. The best unerase tool I've tried, and the only one I ever use now, is Avira Unerase (free version):

 

http://www.free-av.com/antivirclassic/avira_unerase.html

[Andavari]

Sorry if this has been posted and/or answered elsewhere. I'm just wondering if after running CCleaner, if there's a way to retrieve what was cleaned off/deleted? Such as temp internet files or browser History, etc. Thanks for any help.

It would probably be easier to just install some software that takes logs, screenshots, etc., of where your child has been visiting - however since you're dealing with a teenager there's zero guarantee that such software wouldn't be easily thwarted by being exited and thus made completely useless. Such monitoring software probably isn't free.

 

Some good advice which was aired on a recent T.V. show is to put the computer in a family oriented place where adult supervision is always or periodically present such as the living room, kitchen area, etc., versus the normal now-a-days of allowing a child to have a PC in their own room away from a parents watchful eyes.

[Robbie]

any one who feels adventurous, wants to block particular sites and who feels comfortable working with the hosts file can add an entry to there, eg adding

 

127.0.0.1 www.yahoo.com

 

would block access to www.yahoo.com by having the computer try to resolve the IP address for www.yahoo.com to 127.0.0.1, which is the local machine (the computer itself). The site would just not load and would look like it was permanently down.

 

but you would need to know every site that is to be blocked - probably pretty much of a non-starter if it's a teenage lad surfing the net. There are sites out there that provide lists of "adult" sites that can be blocked by this method, but of course if he knows how to circumvent the hosts blocking system, you'd be essentially giving him a great big list of porn sites, which somewhat defeats the object!