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moondoggie Lurker
Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 19
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:30 am Post subject: recover files after format? |
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i have a friend who used her system restore cd that came with her computer and lost all of her files. is there a way to recover those files that were formatted when the restore ran? i have access to r-undelete but haven't tried it out yet.
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Sangarsh Just Arrived
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 0 Location: India
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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With the help of data recovery software you can recover your data from formatted hard drive. Data recovery software may provide 100% recovery depending if the lost files are not corrupted or overwritten. There are lots of tools available online for the recovery just download any one and try the demo first. If you are able to see the data through demo then get the full version to save it. I have used Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software and found it good so you can try this one also.
Hope this utility also help you out.
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larsmhansen Trusted SF Member
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 0 Location: Boston, MA, USA
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, recovery is unlikely. Not only was the drive reformatted, but large parts of it is now overwritten by the new windows installation.
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bj0rn Just Arrived
Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 0 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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You can still get back some of the files, though some will be corrupt because the entire file cannot be recovered. I've used Stellar Phoenix before, and would recommend it highly.
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SaraHol Just Arrived
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:21 am Post subject: |
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As above really. This is PARTIALLY 'do-able', but even to get that much it is far from a trivial task, even with the correct tools.
It is not something I would contemplate unless those files are VERY important to her. If the software above doesn't help, search on Google under file recovery, or call in a forensics bod.
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capi SF Senior Mod
Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 16777097 Location: Portugal
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:14 am Post subject: |
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If you do opt to perform a more thorough analysis on the partition and are looking for forensics tools, I would recommend using The Sleuth Kit and Autopsy. They are open source, free, and very powerful.
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