[Marz]

Hello

I am not sure if this belongs here or in the MS Discussion Groups under
Windows.
But, since I am talking about a specific file type, and MS pros monitor
these forums, I thought I would try this one first.

I had three MS Word 2007 docx files on my hard drive.
I deleted them and emptied the trash.
I immediately used some File Recovery programs to try to recover them.
The programs were unable to find them.
That seems very strange to me.
Is it possibly because they are docx files?
(Please - I am not trying lay blame. I am trying to understand what is
happening.)

The programs were (supposedly) Vista compatible.
I tried Pandora Recovery, RecoverFiles and DataRecovery_EN from CNET
download.com.


On a side note:
I also have a suggestion for people like me who occasionally delete things
too quickly. I have created a "Pre-Recycle Bin" or "HOLD" folder.
I put things in there for a day or so before deleting them.