Just deleted by Mistake Automation file how to recover

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eightbo
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Kai wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 11, 2026 2:32 pm
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There is no need for this, to recover a file is a minor enough issue that there are many free and safe options, probably even the free legit version of the above software can do it.
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i've used official ver. before, you get 500 MB all ya need for a .baf

+1 tho definitely don't torrent it lol u are speaking sense and right to call it out

technically you could torrent and safely load any .exe if you verify its cryptographic digital signature is valid and explicitly matches the official publisher's certificate, but not only will you have boarded the high seas of the digital ocean by joining team pirate, if that's your norm you'll likely end up getting karma'd pretty hard via an invalid signature or lookalike publisher name at some point.  like it'd only take 1 malicious .exe with a stealer on it to farm all your pw's, bypass your betfair's 2FA with a pass the cookie attack, or some script kiddie might just be experimenting and encrypt your SSD for the shits and gigs if they wanted.  plus a recovery tool is aimed at ppl without tech expertise so probably 1 of the highest risk things to torrent out there

morals aside a lot of people will have grown up torrenting underage when there's not much to lose e.g. cant steal someone's card info if they don't even own one to make purchases with in the first place, but the risk profile is completely different as an adult when you have access to heaps of resources and ultimately pretty hard to justify on a main device
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Kai
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eightbo wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 12, 2026 2:23 am
morals aside a lot of people will have grown up torrenting underage when there's not much to lose e.g. cant steal someone's card info if they don't even own one to make purchases with in the first place, but the risk profile is completely different as an adult when you have access to heaps of resources and ultimately pretty hard to justify on a main device
Yep, I've had to learn these big no-no's in early teens decades ago... plus I'd get an earful from my brother who went from a teenage hacker to a white hat cybersecurity expert, which is still his passion as he travels to the US to compete in those DEF CON hacker CTF tournaments... I get that not everyone grew up in the digital age, but avoiding sketchy executables should really be basic common sense by now.

Especially for traders, I reckon we have a bit more to lose than the average person and cannot afford to be ignorant about risk management, both in and out of the markets... I mean, it's 2026 and we are STILL seeing reports of hacked BF accounts because users don't turn on 2FA, who knows how many more cases go unreported out of sheer embarrasment.

Not to mention, promoting software piracy on a dedicated software forum is pretty bad form. IMHO.
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