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Well, the more you use your machine, the less likely you will be able to retrieve the file, as the blocks/sectors where the file was stored tend to be over-written.
There are several "recovery" (freeware) utilities out there.
(PC Inspector File Recovery)
http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/sy...arecovery.html
I've heard/read good things about "recova";
http://www.recuva.com/
http://www.freeware-guide.com/dir/util/datarec.html
(Just click on "Download now", disregard any "PayPal Junk)
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