I've worked in computer forensics doing much of what you're describing. Yes it's still there for a long time but the only tools I know of are high-end forensics tools which cost around $3,000 US. Hopefully someone else will be able to recommend a specific tool for revealing Internet history. Or Google 'view internet history'

When a file is deleted it's just marked as deleted, rather than being permanently erased. The space that it occupies on disk is then free to be written to, so eventually it will be overwritten. You could try a free undelete tool such as Undelete Plus: (http://www.undelete-plus.com/)

The history may have been deleted, but have you checked the temporary internet files? If those haven't been deleted (which most people who are trying to cover their tracks don't realize) you can still see many of the web sites that have been viewed on your computer. Temporary internet files saves copies of images, etc, to your hard drive so that web pages will load faster the next time you visit. each saved file in the temporary folder will tell you what website it came from, and the date that it was created on the computer. Hope this helps!

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read this.... http://www.milincorporated.com/a-temporary-internet-files.html#ch2 i just found it on google. just google things, you can find anything on google and play around with the keywords to see what results you get

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i find a utility called file scavenger quite useful just google it i think its free. i retreived loads off a formatted drive

I can tell you a couple things to do run a program called Glary registry repair which is good for you system and before you click repair(look at details) which will show you all internet sites the PC has visited.(this will be first item on glary say regisrty cleaner, after scan will say look at details) another thing you can is visit this web site and download software to undelete history. http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/ Data Recovery tools scroll down to PC Inspector File Recovery here is instructions & hhow to manage Glary HOW TO DOWNLOAD GLARY UTILITIES 1. http://www.glarysoft.com/rrd.html 2. ONCE HERE RUN MOUSE OVER THE PRODUCTS AND VIEW THE DROP DOWN LIST, CHOOSE: GLARY UTILITIES, CLICK 3. BLUE BOX WILL SAY DOWNLOAD GLARY FREE UTILITIES NOW, CLICK 4. CLICK BLUE BOX THAT SAYS DOWNLOAD FREE GLARY UTILITIES NOW 2.8.366 File Size: 5.37 MB Release Date: Oct. 31, 2008 Operating System: Designed for Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP 32/64bit, 2003 and Vista 32/64bit 5. 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You can also view and manage installed shell extensions, encrypt your files from unauthorized access and use, split large files into smaller manageable files and then rejoin them. Furthermore, Glary Utilities includes the options to optimize memory, find, fix, or remove broken Windows shortcuts, manage the programs that start at Windows startup and uninstall software. Other features include secure file deletion, an Empty Folder finder and more. All Glary Utilities tools can be accessed through an eye-pleasing and totally simplistic interface GLARY UTILITIES HOW TO MANAGE In the blue shaded area where it says Glary utilities you will see the words: Status - 1-click maintenance - Modules - > Menu and -X Status: here you can check for updates if you need too, the other button does not concern you as you do not pay for you product only business owner do. 1-click Maintenance you will use this page the most, only 2 steps, scan for issues button (click) and wait for scan to finish (Under the tracks Eraser you will see options- you can click that and add a site you do not which to have you URL clean up, such as a site you visit often and do not want user name & password cleaned, although I discourage this as all tracks need to be clean ever so often) Other option says-select tracks you want to erase, once this page opens put check marks in the boxes of the areas you which tracks to be erased each time you run Glary. Windows Recent Document Windows Start Menu Run Start Menu Search Internet Explorer-URL History Internet Explorer History Internet Explorer Cookies (you may choose to clean history of any other items as you want and if you have Mozilla Firefox then skip the Internet explorer unless you are using both and check) Mozille Firefox – History Mozille Firefox – cookies Mozilla Firefox – Internet Cache Mozilla Firefox – search History Second option- gives all the web sites you go to and you can put a check mark in box so these cookies will not be cleaned, so you will not have to log in each time etc. When scan is done, button will say repair, again click and items will be repair, if first scan found a lot of stuff I often recommend you run second scan just for safety. Here you will find system tools, 5 large yellow/orange button, each opens different areas. Clean up & repair - disk cleaner, registry cleaner, shortcut fixer and uninstall manager (the first 1 work just like on you normal PC very simple, next three same as -click only simply steps Last one works like add/remove but better Optimize & improve: Startup manager-works like msconfig, you need to know what you want to start up when computer comes on. The next to work just like a task manager only more detailed, be sure you know what your doing if you choose to shut something down from here. Privacy&Security: Many great items here, tracks eraser, a file shredder in case you have a file that contains something no one should see. Opps you deleted a file, get it back from here, also encrypt and decrypt a file from here also Files & folders: Check your disk space from here check for updates as talked about in first item, Find duplicate file, empty files, manage large file Systems Tools: Again sort of like Task manger, stop a process from here Internet Explorer Assistant-manage you add-ons from here Windows standard tools-direct access to default functions from here Menu: Restore center Help -F1 Home page Settings About -X - Is to minimize X is to close ***** Side note every couple of months be sure and check for updated version of this software as each one contains newer repairs for errors each time, see item#1. Very important!.