Data recovery

Msloala · 10-26-2007, 06:24 PM

Well, to cut to the chase, the stupid technician formatted my D drive which had my vital documents and pictures in. Although i insisted not to format that drive in particular, well, what can you say!

Anyways, i've tried several softwares to recover my data but they all gave me the same result; recovering data to a certain date. In other words, files, pictures, music, movies etc made in this year aren't recovered. It's like there's some partition that prevents the program to recover new files.
Well, it's just my interpretation.
So is there anyway that i can recover all my files? or is there a problem that prevents it from doing it's full job that i'm not aware of?
Please help

eztrog88 · 10-26-2007, 07:30 PM

If he did a low level format then it's all long gone. Why did he format? To reinstall an OS? Or did he just format the drive? If he reinstalled an OS then there's a chance it's recoverable. If he just reformatted the drive, it was probably a low-level format and the data is gone.

tremmor · 10-26-2007, 09:29 PM

Its an issue with many people though. Don't wipe without a backup. If you didnt give permission then they shouldnt do it. Of course they did with a member of my family and did the same thing. I suggest create a backup directory and everything you want backed up goes in there. burn with dvd later. a second internal works fine and also a external hd off the usb port.

The low level wipe gets rid of all traces of any kind of installation. this is the way for a new clean install. Ive tried just a format before then a new installation but traces of the issues i had was still there. theres been times when using just format to reinstall wouldnt even install because it said another installation was already present. i just do low level for a brand new installation and be done with it. but then again i always backup 1st.

**Cromewell** · 10-27-2007, 05:49 AM

People get confused with low level formatting and zero writing. Low level formatting is the process of writing of the tracks to the platters. If the drive is even somewhat new chances are only the factory can run a LLF on it.

Chances are the locations that help the files you are looking for got written over with the reinstalling of everything after the format was complete.

Msloala · 10-31-2007, 08:55 PM

eztrog88:
I don't know excatly what kind of format he did. I formated my OS. XP crashed on me which didn't leave me time to back up my data therefore i formated it to Vista.

tremmor:
I didn't have the chance to back up any data, my OS crashed with a blue screen only

So, is there anyways i can recover it back?

Cromewell:
So what can i do now?

paratwa · 10-31-2007, 11:16 PM

http://www.z-a-recovery.com/download.htm

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/col...ads/files.html

http://www.******.com/

http://www.active-undelete.com/

http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm

Msloala · 11-03-2007, 10:49 AM

Paratwa,
I've tried all the links you provided, they still don't recover my 2007 files :\

**Cromewell** · 11-03-2007, 06:52 PM

There's not a lot you can do unless you want to find a data recovery lab, they may be able to get some of the overwritten files back. That will get expensive though.

10-26-2007, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Msloala New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3	Data recovery Well, to cut to the chase, the stupid technician formatted my D drive which had my vital documents and pictures in. Although i insisted not to format that drive in particular, well, what can you say! Anyways, i've tried several softwares to recover my data but they all gave me the same result; recovering data to a certain date. In other words, files, pictures, music, movies etc made in this year aren't recovered. It's like there's some partition that prevents the program to recover new files. Well, it's just my interpretation. So is there anyway that i can recover all my files? or is there a problem that prevents it from doing it's full job that i'm not aware of? Please help

10-27-2007, 05:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	People get confused with low level formatting and zero writing. Low level formatting is the process of writing of the tracks to the platters. If the drive is even somewhat new chances are only the factory can run a LLF on it. Chances are the locations that help the files you are looking for got written over with the reinstalling of everything after the format was complete. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

11-03-2007, 06:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	There's not a lot you can do unless you want to find a data recovery lab, they may be able to get some of the overwritten files back. That will get expensive though. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

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10-26-2007, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
eztrog88 Bronze Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Masshole Age: 21 Posts: 82	If he did a low level format then it's all long gone. Why did he format? To reinstall an OS? Or did he just format the drive? If he reinstalled an OS then there's a chance it's recoverable. If he just reformatted the drive, it was probably a low-level format and the data is gone.

10-26-2007, 09:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
tremmor Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,820	Its an issue with many people though. Don't wipe without a backup. If you didnt give permission then they shouldnt do it. Of course they did with a member of my family and did the same thing. I suggest create a backup directory and everything you want backed up goes in there. burn with dvd later. a second internal works fine and also a external hd off the usb port. The low level wipe gets rid of all traces of any kind of installation. this is the way for a new clean install. Ive tried just a format before then a new installation but traces of the issues i had was still there. theres been times when using just format to reinstall wouldnt even install because it said another installation was already present. i just do low level for a brand new installation and be done with it. but then again i always backup 1st.

10-31-2007, 08:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Msloala New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3	eztrog88: I don't know excatly what kind of format he did. I formated my OS. XP crashed on me which didn't leave me time to back up my data therefore i formated it to Vista. tremmor: I didn't have the chance to back up any data, my OS crashed with a blue screen only So, is there anyways i can recover it back? Cromewell: So what can i do now?

10-31-2007, 11:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,104	http://www.z-a-recovery.com/download.htm http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/col...ads/files.html http://www.******.com/ http://www.active-undelete.com/ http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm

11-03-2007, 10:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Msloala New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3	Paratwa, I've tried all the links you provided, they still don't recover my 2007 files :\