[Qgis-user] All attribute info GONE!

[Andre Joost]

On 2017-10-05 07:35, Merryn Delaney wrote: Hello, Thank you for the
>> prompt reply. These are the files that she deleted.. .cpg .
>> (blank) .prj .qpj .empty .shx
>>
>> How is it possible that she deleted all files and that the /dbf are
>> completely gone??

The .shx file is essential to combine geometry and attribute table data.

If the .dbf has been moved or overwritten, it would not land in the 
Windows bin.

There are shapefile recovery tools linked in 
http://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000007161 which can recover 
the geometry at least.

If that fails, you would have to rely on backups (which you should make 
frequently on important data).

HTH,
André Joost