Help with recovering my data!

[RianMueller]

I just did the dumbest thing: I deleted and repartitioned over all my data. How can I recover the data? Can I restore the old NTFS partition?

Here's what happened. I'm putting together a new computer. I have a 30, a 45, and a 60 GB hard drive. The data from the 45 I move to the 60, because the 60 would be the "server" drive. The 45 will be where my OS and programs are. (Previously it was vice versa.) My data gets copied over. I delete the partition on my 45 and repartition it. I then take out the 60 GB hard drive (I was careless and thought I was handling the blank drive) and put it in the new computer, and run the Windows 2000 installation process, where I change my mind and go about repartitioning my hard drive. Only after Windows has a problem with installing files do I realize what I've done. Can I recover the data from either drive? Help, it's very important for me and very stressful. Thank you!

Rian Mueller

 

[Guest]

There are data recovery companies that can recover from a repartition and formate of a drive, Also there are utilities made by Ontract that have been known to work in this situation.

 

[RianMueller]

Thanks, I know, but I was hoping for some do-it-yourselfer advice. Am I in the wrong place?

Rian Mueller

 

[agent]

I just posted a reply to another post, but check CNET.com for programs like R-Studio2.0 that can recover data, even from drives with damaged MBRs. Hope this helps.

Always remember, you are unique...just like everyone else.

 

[labdog]

did you reformat your hard disk(s)?


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[RianMueller]

Wow, I'm getting replies again. No, I didn't reformat the drive, I just repartitioned. I realized my mistake before I tried to format. However, I did recover most of my data by scanning the disk with OnTrack Easy Recovery. Thankfully it was able to rescue most of my files. It didn't save them all, which makes me think it has some problems either with reading too many levels into a directory structure, or with reading small files in a compressed drive (the deleted partition was NTFS and compressed).

However, I safely recovered some critical and important personal data. It was certainly a lesson in seperating data according to importance and backing up accordingly!

I'm back up on my feet again. Thanks to Kerros after all for leading me to OnTrack.

Rian Mueller

 

[labdog]

huh? WTH!


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