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data recovery yields only bmp files
Name: phatindy Date: August 21, 2003 at 12:02:56 Pacific OS: win xp CPU/Ram: ....
Comment:
Hi,
I'm running GetDataBack, a data recovery program on a disk that was formatted. It had about 70 gigs of info on it, all types of files. When I run the program all it yields is bitmap files that are about 1.5gigs a piece. Any ideas?
Name: MikeBHouston Date: August 22, 2003 at 05:54:20 Pacific
Reply:
Are you sure your using the correct version of GetDataBack? If the formatted drive was FAT32, you'll need the FAT version of GDB. They make both an NTFS (XP/NT) and FAT (Win9x) versions.
You may also try a program called PC Inpector File Recovery. I've had a lot of success pulling data off of formatted drives using their free software...
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