So I’m just about to turn off Google Desktop, in case it overwrites the part of the hard disk that the files were stored on.
I mean, how often do I need to search for files on my computer anyway? It’s not like…
Hmmm.
It lets me search for strings inside, for example, source code files. Does that mean it stores cached versions of those file?
Bingo!
OK, I don’t have them all back, but the only ones I’m missing are the detection files and the makefile, which should be a piece of cake to do again.
I may have to keep google desktop for at least a little while, if only to say thank you.