Computing advice needed.
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From: Sai Kungah
Computing advice needed.
I know there are a lot of very tech-savvy people on this forum, so I thought I'd ask this question publicly.
Has anyone had real success in restoring any data from a (mistakenly) formatted hard drive? If so, which software was used?
Has anyone had real success in restoring any data from a (mistakenly) formatted hard drive? If so, which software was used?
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From: asia
I'm no expert but I think it depends what sort of format was completed. From what I understand during a fast format the data remains more or less untouched, it's just the drives directory of where everything is that's deleted, which should be recoverable. If the drive had a full secure format, i.e. the whole drive is overwritten with 1's or 0's, then you're pretty much scr@wed. Good luck!
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Check out Easeus Data Recovery. It's not free, but it's worked for me in the past. There are many other tools at various pricing points.
And don't install anything on the drive in the meantime :-)
And don't install anything on the drive in the meantime :-)
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From: can't remember, I'm too tired
I've used this one successfully
Data Recovery Software. RAID, Hard Drive, File, Win and Mac Data Recovery Software. Free Trial!
it is not free and does need an internet connection.
What ever you do stop applying power to the drive until you pick a software or take it to a vendor. The more spinning that the drive does before then the more data you risk destroying
it is not free and does need an internet connection.
What ever you do stop applying power to the drive until you pick a software or take it to a vendor. The more spinning that the drive does before then the more data you risk destroying
Last edited by the reo; 6th December 2009 at 05:59.
