Sir, Please read the following problem & suggest us the solution. PROBLEM : Data recovery on HDD after format. Query:Is there any freeware software which recovers the data after format of HDD.Kindly suggest the site link. Thanks Yogesh Kohli

Dont know any freeware that will do it but there are lots to choose from if you dont mind paying a small fee! Look at the fourth post down from your own. Same question asked earlier!

There are several which the program is free to see if the data is recoverable. If it is then pay the fee to enable the reocovery.

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