data recovery

I had a lot of data (powerpoint, wave, avi, ect) on my HD that I lost. I
accidently formatted the wrong HD. I partitioned the HD quite a few times
but I didn't put anything on it except WINXP.

What would be the best way to recover the data on my hard drive?

It is currently split into two partitions of which one is hidden. The HD was
originally only one partition.

Johan Wagener

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 11:34:13 +0200, "Johan Wagener"
<200234315(removethis)@ctech.ac.za> wrote:

>I had a lot of data (powerpoint, wave, avi, ect) on my HD that I lost. I
>accidently formatted the wrong HD. I partitioned the HD quite a few times
>but I didn't put anything on it except WINXP.
>
>What would be the best way to recover the data on my hard drive?
>
>It is currently split into two partitions of which one is hidden. The HD was
>originally only one partition.
>

It stopped being a do-it -yourself project when you installed XP. If you don't
have a proper backup, then I'd say forget it. If the stuff is very valuable, a
professional recovery service might get some of it back for you, but you are
realistically looking at a bill of several thousand dollars.

BB

Stop using the drive immediately and install it as a slave on another
system. You want to get a program called "Recover my files." You can run a
preview and see if the program can find anything before you buy it. I've
used this program and it is very effective. If the data wasn't over written
by the XP install, this app will find it or what's left of it. I highly
recommend it.

It's very important that you slave the drive and install the recovery
program on the primary disc. When you start the app, you'll be given the
option of what drive search, then choose the hard drive with the missing
files.

http://www.recovermyfiles.com/


BTW, the app is only 69.99 and free to preview, so you've got nothing to
lose.

I'm not affiliated to them in any way, just amazed at the program.


"Johan Wagener" <200234315(removethis)@ctech.ac.za> wrote in message
news:y9ydnXq2oMKHQ2qiRVn-...
> I had a lot of data (powerpoint, wave, avi, ect) on my HD that I lost. I
> accidently formatted the wrong HD. I partitioned the HD quite a few times
> but I didn't put anything on it except WINXP.
>
> What would be the best way to recover the data on my hard drive?
>
> It is currently split into two partitions of which one is hidden. The HD
was
> originally only one partition.
>
>

I already manage to preview some of the files using Recover My Files. It is
only a shareware program though so I can't recover anything yet. The program
however does find files on one of the partitions


<BinaryBillTheSailor@Sea++.com> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 11:34:13 +0200, "Johan Wagener"
> <200234315(removethis)@ctech.ac.za> wrote:
>
> >I had a lot of data (powerpoint, wave, avi, ect) on my HD that I lost. I
> >accidently formatted the wrong HD. I partitioned the HD quite a few times
> >but I didn't put anything on it except WINXP.
> >
> >What would be the best way to recover the data on my hard drive?
> >
> >It is currently split into two partitions of which one is hidden. The HD
was
> >originally only one partition.
> >
>
> It stopped being a do-it -yourself project when you installed XP. If you
don't
> have a proper backup, then I'd say forget it. If the stuff is very
valuable, a
> professional recovery service might get some of it back for you, but you
are
> realistically looking at a bill of several thousand dollars.
>
> BB

On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 09:25:14 +0200, "Johan Wagener"
<200234315(removethis)@ctech.ac.za> wrote:

>I already manage to preview some of the files using Recover My Files. It is
>only a shareware program though so I can't recover anything yet. The program
>however does find files on one of the partitions
>

That's good news. Hopefully you will find what you need, and the files will be
complete once you recover them.

BB

>
><BinaryBillTheSailor@Sea++.com> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 11:34:13 +0200, "Johan Wagener"
>> <200234315(removethis)@ctech.ac.za> wrote:
>>
>> >I had a lot of data (powerpoint, wave, avi, ect) on my HD that I lost. I
>> >accidently formatted the wrong HD. I partitioned the HD quite a few times
>> >but I didn't put anything on it except WINXP.
>> >
>> >What would be the best way to recover the data on my hard drive?
>> >
>> >It is currently split into two partitions of which one is hidden. The HD
>was
>> >originally only one partition.
>> >
>>
>> It stopped being a do-it -yourself project when you installed XP. If you
>don't
>> have a proper backup, then I'd say forget it. If the stuff is very
>valuable, a
>> professional recovery service might get some of it back for you, but you
>are
>> realistically looking at a bill of several thousand dollars.
>>
>> BB
>

"Johan Wagener" <200234315(removethis)@ctech.ac.za> wrote in message
news:baCdne9KPq3BjGSiRVn-...
> I already manage to preview some of the files using Recover My Files. It
is
> only a shareware program though so I can't recover anything yet. The
program
> however does find files on one of the partitions

It's not shareware, more like crippleware, it's try before you buy. If the
program found something in the preview, than you buy it and it allows you to
then actually recover the data. Just be aware that even though the program
can find and recover files, the files may be damaged.



> <BinaryBillTheSailor@Sea++.com> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 11:34:13 +0200, "Johan Wagener"
> > <200234315(removethis)@ctech.ac.za> wrote:
> >
> > >I had a lot of data (powerpoint, wave, avi, ect) on my HD that I lost.
I
> > >accidently formatted the wrong HD. I partitioned the HD quite a few
times
> > >but I didn't put anything on it except WINXP.
> > >
> > >What would be the best way to recover the data on my hard drive?
> > >
> > >It is currently split into two partitions of which one is hidden. The
HD
> was
> > >originally only one partition.
> > >
> >
> > It stopped being a do-it -yourself project when you installed XP. If you
> don't
> > have a proper backup, then I'd say forget it. If the stuff is very
> valuable, a
> > professional recovery service might get some of it back for you, but you
> are
> > realistically looking at a bill of several thousand dollars.
> >
> > BB
>
>