Help.. Newbie here! Data Recovery

britestar · 09-10-2004, 04:40 AM

Hi all!
I'm a newbie here, and just by browsing around, figured out that everybody is so helpful.

My dad had a problem with his laptop (WinXP), corrupted data or something like that. He asked the IT guy in the company to fix it. The guy tried to fix it with recovery CD. However, now the computer does not recognize the operating system anymore and this guy could not remember the options that he chose during the recovery.

Is it possible that he reformatted the drive? If he did, can the data be recovered? What is the best way to recover the data? Right now, I'm telling him not to reinstall the OS or anything else. I want to hear from you guys first. TIA!

**Praetor** · 09-10-2004, 01:09 PM

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this guy could not remember the options that he chose during the recovery

Grounds for getting fired

(professionals either a. dont mess up and remember or b. more commonly, to avoid getting sued, keep logs of everything)

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The guy tried to fix it with recovery CD. However, now the computer does not recognize the operating system anymore and this guy could not remember the options that he chose during the recovery.

1. Moron. If he's gonna ****up then at least remember how u fckt up so you dont do it again ... ugh.
2. Odds are, even if he didnt reformat, you'll either have/want to reformat -- its not that hard nor complicated so you're better doing it urself

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Is it possible that he reformatted the drive? If he did, can the data be recovered? What is the best way to recover the data? Right now, I'm telling him not to reinstall the OS or anything else. I want to hear from you guys first. TIA!

If he pressed F or L then odds are something was formatted (if I recall the buttons correctly, I can check if its utterly important). To see if he formatted, power up on a boot disc/cd and simple type "Dir c:" at either the command prompt or the recovery console ... if you see stuff then odds are you're ok (check whatever drive is relevant of course). If he did reformat then, unless the data was worth a lot to you then you prolly wont get it recovered (if it was, have a look at data recovery experts, they see this kinda situation all the time)

ZER0X · 09-18-2004, 03:10 AM

I formatted my old computer, and it had work from my brother. The only way I got it back was to use Recover My Files

It recovers even formatted files

**Praetor** · 09-18-2004, 05:24 PM

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It recovers even formatted files

You mean formatted drives right?

Lorand · 09-18-2004, 06:25 PM

Does it recover files from low-level formatted drives too?

09-10-2004, 04:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
britestar New Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1	Help.. Newbie here! Data Recovery Hi all! I'm a newbie here, and just by browsing around, figured out that everybody is so helpful. My dad had a problem with his laptop (WinXP), corrupted data or something like that. He asked the IT guy in the company to fix it. The guy tried to fix it with recovery CD. However, now the computer does not recognize the operating system anymore and this guy could not remember the options that he chose during the recovery. Is it possible that he reformatted the drive? If he did, can the data be recovered? What is the best way to recover the data? Right now, I'm telling him not to reinstall the OS or anything else. I want to hear from you guys first. TIA!

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09-18-2004, 03:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
ZER0X Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,422	I formatted my old computer, and it had work from my brother. The only way I got it back was to use Recover My Files It recovers even formatted files

09-18-2004, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lorand VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Bucharest Age: 41 Posts: 3,042	Does it recover files from low-level formatted drives too?