Finding deleted files with Google Desktop search

kevgibbo · 02-08-2006, 07:47 AM

I watched the BBC program The world according to Google which was on the BBC a couple of weeks ago and it said that you can find deleted files with Google Desktop search.

Do you know if this is true and if there is a setting or option to search for deleted files as I couldn't find one?

Thanks in advance,
Kev

IamTheKing9 · 02-10-2006, 01:18 AM

Let me explain. The thing is, when you install Google Desktop, it asks you whether you want the files on your computer to be indexed by Google or not. Indexing means keeping a copy of the metadata of the file on Google's servers.

When you search Desktop, Google does provide you with the location of deleted files that were indexed, and later deleted from your computer. That way, you can surely find them. But you can't open them. Google links the name of the file to the file on your computer, and as it is deleted files you're talking about, you'll get an error saying that Windows cannot find the file.

Hope that helps.

kevgibbo · 02-10-2006, 02:27 AM

Ok thanks. I was under the impression you could perhaps reopen a cached version of the file.

Just noticed on the BBC News site today that there are privacy fears about the desktop search:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4700002.stm

mondine · 02-10-2006, 02:30 AM

Well, sometimes you wouldn't want even the names of the files to be seen. That could be a concern.

aalishan · 02-22-2006, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kevgibbo

I watched the BBC program The world according to Google which was on the BBC a couple of weeks ago and it said that you can find deleted files with Google Desktop search.brbrDo you know if this is true and if there is a setting or option to search for deleted files as I couldn't find one?brbrThanks in advance,brKev

brbryes you can open deleted files using Google Desktop Search, if you have installed a plugin for that..brbrit only stores Office files...br

aalishan · 02-22-2006, 03:33 AM

Gds File Revision History

http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/filerevision.html

Lupine1647 · 02-22-2006, 03:19 PM

/me smacks aalishan around for posting twice in a row...

bali · 02-23-2006, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aalishan

Gds File Revision History brbrhttp://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/filerevision.html

brbrthat is very nice thing, this will help me a lot coz i keep span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 255);"Microsoft Office/span files on my hard disk br

annno · 03-02-2006, 03:11 PM

Hi,

If some of you files are erased you can actually restore them with data recovery tools such as Active@ Undelete or Uneraser(for DOS). These are truly mighty utils as they never failed me before. It's restore algorithm also never corrupted recovered files.

http://www.active-undelete.com/

http://www.uneraser.com/

kevgibbo · 03-06-2006, 07:54 AM

That could be useful, cheers.

02-08-2006, 07:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
kevgibbo Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 199 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Finding deleted files with Google Desktop search I watched the BBC program The world according to Google which was on the BBC a couple of weeks ago and it said that you can find deleted files with Google Desktop search. Do you know if this is true and if there is a setting or option to search for deleted files as I couldn't find one? Thanks in advance, Kev

02-10-2006, 02:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
mondine Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC. Posts: 4,002 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Well, sometimes you wouldn't want even the names of the files to be seen. That could be a concern. __________________

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IamTheKing9 Google Guru Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3,000 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	Let me explain. The thing is, when you install Google Desktop, it asks you whether you want the files on your computer to be indexed by Google or not. Indexing means keeping a copy of the metadata of the file on Google's servers. When you search Desktop, Google does provide you with the location of deleted files that were indexed, and later deleted from your computer. That way, you can surely find them. But you can't open them. Google links the name of the file to the file on your computer, and as it is deleted files you're talking about, you'll get an error saying that Windows cannot find the file. Hope that helps.

02-10-2006, 02:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
kevgibbo Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 199 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Ok thanks. I was under the impression you could perhaps reopen a cached version of the file. Just noticed on the BBC News site today that there are privacy fears about the desktop search: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4700002.stm

02-22-2006, 03:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
aalishan Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gds File Revision History http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/filerevision.html

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Lupine1647 Elite Googler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 1,065 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	/me smacks aalishan around for posting twice in a row...

03-02-2006, 03:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
annno Noogle Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, If some of you files are erased you can actually restore them with data recovery tools such as Active@ Undelete or Uneraser(for DOS). These are truly mighty utils as they never failed me before. It's restore algorithm also never corrupted recovered files. http://www.active-undelete.com/ http://www.uneraser.com/

03-06-2006, 07:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
kevgibbo Senior Googler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 199 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	That could be useful, cheers.

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