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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (14294)	11/21/2003 10:19:49 PM
From: Fargonaut	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

I think programs like Quicken make a backup copy of data files, but I'm not sure because I don't use it myself. Try going to Start, Search, Files or Folders, enter QDATA.* and see what you get. F

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (14294)	11/22/2003 9:40:25 AM
From: Louis V. Lambrecht	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

First thing to do would be to not use that hard drive anymore. Windows system files, web caches and other goodies could overwrite the lost files. Immediately contact IRS, panicky behaviour and whining can help, get a paper or a mail dating your problem. There are some file recovery softwares on the net, some you can try-before-you-buy. Nothing spectular, but usually the demo lists deleted files and the confidence grade of recovery. Used and bought recover4all once (and only once) was worth the $25. Means that you must have workgroups installed and do your searches from another netted PC or decrease you chances of recovery if working on your hard drive.