how to recover my data?

Captain EBD · Mar 26, 2006, 09:49 PM

Ok so when i was installing windows x64 xp i accidently selected the wrong harddrive in the menu where you select where you want to install windows or partition. I hit D on my 160gb (that contains all my backuped files) then i hit L which finalized to delete the partition. i realized what i have done, i just made that drive an unpartitioned space.

my question is can i recover my data on that harddrive? It didnt format the drive it just deleted the partition which happened in less than 5seconds. I dont think it can wipe out all the data within that period of time can it?

i reconnected my harddrive to the power and started x64 xp but the OS is not finding my 160gb hdd.

how can i solve my problem? is there any software out there that can recover my data. also how can i make windows display my 160 in 'my computer' because right now it is not displaying it.

-thanks

Captain EBD · Mar 27, 2006, 04:36 AM

im trying a program called 'Recover My Files' but its taking forever to locate all my files. Has anyone used this program before?

Sandok · Mar 27, 2006, 05:38 AM

I once tried to recover something and after using various programes, I gave up...

Captain EBD · Mar 27, 2006, 06:03 AM

lol. which programs did you use?

TJ- · Mar 27, 2006, 10:24 AM

try O&O disk recovery

Captain EBD · Mar 27, 2006, 11:55 PM

k ill try that if 'recover my files' works correctly. so far its been searchin for over 22hours :|.

does it normaly take this long for about 160gb?
also will all my files, such as mp3s, still have the correct file names? recover my files is displaying the current found file names sorta werid.

niceguyrichy · Mar 28, 2006, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain EBD

my question is can i recover my data on that harddrive? It didnt format the drive it just deleted the partition which happened in less than 5seconds. I dont think it can wipe out all the data within that period of time can it?

can't tell you what program to use, but from what you've described the data will still all be there.
windows only allocates 'deleted' files as available space. So until something fills that space, the files stay intact.

so long as you find an appropriate program, you should be able to rescue your files.

Captain EBD · Mar 28, 2006, 12:29 AM

if it allocates the files to be deleted does that mean it changes the name of all the files or will my file names still be intact?

Captain EBD · Mar 29, 2006, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [Di]:Z!ON

try O&O disk recovery

did that program keep your file names intact?
'recover my files' just finished after almsot 49hours searching and it looks like it found alot of files but all the file names are renamed to something like "Recovered_Avi_138". It would take so long to go through all the files renaming them all.

Is there any Recovery program that keeps the file names intact?

Captain EBD · Mar 29, 2006, 02:30 AM

its saving all my files into one file also for some reason. all my mpegs are being saved into one file, it started at only a few MBs but now its close to 50GBs in size..

b33r · Apr 13, 2006, 04:08 PM

"get data back" is a fine programm!

try it

Captain EBD · Apr 13, 2006, 08:49 PM

i gave up after all the names of my files were renamed after recovery. I'd have to go back and rename thousands of files lol.

Mar 26, 2006, 09:49 PM	#1
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	how to recover my data? Ok so when i was installing windows x64 xp i accidently selected the wrong harddrive in the menu where you select where you want to install windows or partition. I hit D on my 160gb (that contains all my backuped files) then i hit L which finalized to delete the partition. i realized what i have done, i just made that drive an unpartitioned space. my question is can i recover my data on that harddrive? It didnt format the drive it just deleted the partition which happened in less than 5seconds. I dont think it can wipe out all the data within that period of time can it? i reconnected my harddrive to the power and started x64 xp but the OS is not finding my 160gb hdd. how can i solve my problem? is there any software out there that can recover my data. also how can i make windows display my 160 in 'my computer' because right now it is not displaying it. -thanks __________________ .......

Mar 27, 2006, 04:36 AM	Thread Starter #2
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	im trying a program called 'Recover My Files' but its taking forever to locate all my files. Has anyone used this program before? __________________ .......

Mar 27, 2006, 06:03 AM	Thread Starter #4
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	lol. which programs did you use? __________________ .......

Mar 27, 2006, 10:24 AM	#5
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	try O&O disk recovery __________________ new sig comming soon

Mar 27, 2006, 11:55 PM	Thread Starter #6
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	k ill try that if 'recover my files' works correctly. so far its been searchin for over 22hours :\|. does it normaly take this long for about 160gb? also will all my files, such as mp3s, still have the correct file names? recover my files is displaying the current found file names sorta werid. __________________ .......

Mar 27, 2006, 05:38 AM	#3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	I once tried to recover something and after using various programes, I gave up...

Mar 28, 2006, 12:29 AM	Thread Starter #8
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	if it allocates the files to be deleted does that mean it changes the name of all the files or will my file names still be intact? __________________ .......

Mar 29, 2006, 02:30 AM	Thread Starter #10
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	its saving all my files into one file also for some reason. all my mpegs are being saved into one file, it started at only a few MBs but now its close to 50GBs in size.. __________________ .......

Apr 13, 2006, 04:08 PM	#11
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Apr 13, 2006, 08:49 PM	Thread Starter #12
Captain EBD i like computers. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 296 Rep Power: 0	i gave up after all the names of my files were renamed after recovery. I'd have to go back and rename thousands of files lol. __________________ .......