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Name: iraheel
Date: October 9, 2006 at 08:47:04 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: 512
Product: Intel P-IV
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I have unfortunately formated my d drive insted of my c drive and have installed windows xp on both partation i do want to get my data back from my formated d drive where i have installed xp now. I do have 2 OS both XP 1 on C and other on D

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Response Number 1
Name: Badboy
Date: October 9, 2006 at 08:51:46 Pacific
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If the data is valuable, use a data recovery service before you mess up the D: partition any more.


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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser
Date: October 9, 2006 at 09:03:22 Pacific
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If you want to maximize whatever chances you have at recovering data after hard drive or partition format, STOP using the HD altogether. The more you use it the greater the lesser chance you have at recovering anything whatever it may be.

i_XpUser


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Response Number 3
Name: chandy
Date: October 9, 2006 at 09:37:47 Pacific
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You might want to consider using a data recovery application such as StompSoft's Recover Lost Data (http://www.stompsoft.com/recoverlostdata.html#) or similar application. This should allow you to get back some of the info that you lost. However, you should keep in mind that some of it is probably overwritten by now.


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Response Number 4
Name: iraheel
Date: October 9, 2006 at 09:58:17 Pacific
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i did a quick format is there any possibility now

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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser
Date: October 9, 2006 at 10:05:56 Pacific
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No. A quick format only delete the FAT (for FAT32 file system) or MFT (NTFS file system tables. Without the table accessible, it makes no difference as to improve the probability of data recovery. Even if you manage to recover files you will have to figure out the correct filenames.

i_XpUser


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Response Number 6
Name: ham30
Date: October 9, 2006 at 10:23:46 Pacific
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Here are some data recovery rograms to try.

PCInspector (free)
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_reco...

Ontrack's 'Easy Recovery Pro'
http://www.ontrack.com

GetDataBack
http://www.runtime.org/

Zero assumption Recovery
http://www.z-a-recovery.com
I've been told that the free version will let you recover four folders.

Do yourself a favor BACKUP!


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Response Number 7
Name: iraheel
Date: October 9, 2006 at 10:59:49 Pacific
Reply:

Than what to do how to recover files


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Response Number 8
Name: zero244
Date: October 9, 2006 at 12:00:09 Pacific
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The important thing as mentioned in another post stop using the drive as soon as possible. If a drive is formatted then overwritten with data.......your chances of getting the stuff back drops like big rock off a cliff.
The problem is data recovery is very time consuming and thus very expensive.
Most like a good chunk of your data is gone already.
If you take the drive to a state of the art recovery company they have the latest and great ability to recover the data.
The main thing is take the drive out!!!!!


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Response Number 9
Name: XpUser
Date: October 9, 2006 at 12:12:02 Pacific
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If you take the drive to a state of the art recovery company they have the latest and great ability to recover the data

There is absolutely no guarantee. It is always on a case-by-case basis.

i_XpUser


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