Guest Anton Jansen Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 I have just reinstalled WindowsXP because I felt evrything was running slowly and to many errors were occuring. I upgraded to 2x2.4Mhz=4.8 CPU and the machine is now lightning fast. I have three hard drives and when I did a format, I accidently formatted the wrong drive. I now have c:=160Ghz f:=300Ghz and g:=400Ghz. The c: and f: drives are OK but because g: was reformatted and XP installed on it, I had to remove it from my system because at startup the system would boot from G: I can however use g: via USB. There are very important video files on this g: drive which were lost with reformat. I have tried 3 different recovery programs but for for some reason the recovery programs only show the existing files and numerous old deleted files. Is there anyone who can recommend a program or way to recover these lost .avi and .mpg video files.
Guest Malke Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA Anton Jansen wrote: > I have just reinstalled WindowsXP because I felt evrything was running slowly > and to many errors were occuring. I upgraded to 2x2.4Mhz=4.8 CPU and the > machine is now lightning fast. I have three hard drives and when I did a > format, I accidently formatted the wrong drive. I now have c:=160Ghz > f:=300Ghz and g:=400Ghz. The c: and f: drives are OK but because g: was > reformatted and XP installed on it, I had to remove it from my system because > at startup the system would boot from G: I can however use g: via USB. There > are very important video files on this g: drive which were lost with > reformat. I have tried 3 different recovery programs but for for some reason > the recovery programs only show the existing files and numerous old deleted > files. Is there anyone who can recommend a program or way to recover these > lost .avi and .mpg video files. Since you didn't say what data recovery programs you used, I can't comment on them. If any of the programs were listed below, your only option is to send the drive to a professional data recovery company. I prefer Drive Savers, but there are others. General prices run from $500USD on up. Drive Savers recovered all the data on a failed laptop drive for one of my clients and it cost $2,700. He thought it was worth the money; only you know what your data is worth. I understand that some insurance companies are now covering data recovery charges so check with yours. Drive Savers - http://www.drivesavers.com http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html PCInspector File Recovery - http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/welcome.htm Executive Software “Undelete” - http://www.execsoft.com/undelete/undelete.asp R-Studio - http://www.r-tt.com/ File Scavenger - http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm Ontrack's EasyRecovery - http://www.ontrack.com/software/ Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA "Anton Jansen" <AntonJansen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F60B3192-5851-4032-A831-61515E87082C@microsoft.com... >I have just reinstalled WindowsXP because I felt evrything was running >slowly > and to many errors were occuring. I upgraded to 2x2.4Mhz=4.8 CPU and the > machine is now lightning fast. I have three hard drives and when I did a > format, I accidently formatted the wrong drive. I now have c:=160Ghz > f:=300Ghz and g:=400Ghz. The c: and f: drives are OK but because g: was > reformatted and XP installed on it, I had to remove it from my system > because > at startup the system would boot from G: I can however use g: via USB. > There > are very important video files on this g: drive which were lost with > reformat. I have tried 3 different recovery programs but for for some > reason > the recovery programs only show the existing files and numerous old > deleted > files. Is there anyone who can recommend a program or way to recover these > lost .avi and .mpg video files. After you have recovered your files following Malke's excellent advice, consider the economics of the situation: Getting a data recovery company to restore your files is likely to cost $1000 or more. Buying a 2.5" disk and an external USB case for backup purposes costs perhaps $100.00. In other words, the problem did not start with you accidentally formatting the wrong drive. It started much sooner when you chose not to back up your irreplaceable files.
Guest Ron Badour Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA Do I understand you correctly, you formatted the partition and then installed XP on it? If so, data recovery will not be possible where the XP files now exist since they would have overwritten the previous data. However, if there are files that were not overwritten by XP, you should be able to recover them with Data Recovery Wizard Pro: http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/ -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Anton Jansen" <AntonJansen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F60B3192-5851-4032-A831-61515E87082C@microsoft.com... >I have just reinstalled WindowsXP because I felt evrything was running >slowly > and to many errors were occuring. I upgraded to 2x2.4Mhz=4.8 CPU and the > machine is now lightning fast. I have three hard drives and when I did a > format, I accidently formatted the wrong drive. I now have c:=160Ghz > f:=300Ghz and g:=400Ghz. The c: and f: drives are OK but because g: was > reformatted and XP installed on it, I had to remove it from my system > because > at startup the system would boot from G: I can however use g: via USB. > There > are very important video files on this g: drive which were lost with > reformat. I have tried 3 different recovery programs but for for some > reason > the recovery programs only show the existing files and numerous old > deleted > files. Is there anyone who can recommend a program or way to recover these > lost .avi and .mpg video files.
Guest Anton Jansen Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA Hi Ron, I'm not sure I understand your question. I formatted the drive, I don't know what a 'partition' is. I did not create partitions if that's what you are asking. "Ron Badour" wrote: > Do I understand you correctly, you formatted the partition and then > installed XP on it? If so, data recovery will not be possible where the XP > files now exist since they would have overwritten the previous data. > However, if there are files that were not overwritten by XP, you should be > able to recover them with Data Recovery Wizard Pro: > http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/ > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > "Anton Jansen" <AntonJansen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F60B3192-5851-4032-A831-61515E87082C@microsoft.com... > >I have just reinstalled WindowsXP because I felt evrything was running > >slowly > > and to many errors were occuring. I upgraded to 2x2.4Mhz=4.8 CPU and the > > machine is now lightning fast. I have three hard drives and when I did a > > format, I accidently formatted the wrong drive. I now have c:=160Ghz > > f:=300Ghz and g:=400Ghz. The c: and f: drives are OK but because g: was > > reformatted and XP installed on it, I had to remove it from my system > > because > > at startup the system would boot from G: I can however use g: via USB. > > There > > are very important video files on this g: drive which were lost with > > reformat. I have tried 3 different recovery programs but for for some > > reason > > the recovery programs only show the existing files and numerous old > > deleted > > files. Is there anyone who can recommend a program or way to recover these > > lost .avi and .mpg video files. > > >
Guest Vanguard Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA "Ron Badour" wrote in message news:%23Gprt3ixHHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Do I understand you correctly, you formatted the partition and then > installed XP on it? If so, data recovery will not be possible where > the XP files now exist since they would have overwritten the previous > data. However, if there are files that were not overwritten by XP, you > should be able to recover them with Data Recovery Wizard Pro: > http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/ Be aware that the free download is just a demo version and will recover nothing. It will show you what it could recover after you pay them $70. "The Demo allow you to evaluate how Data Recovery Wizard recover lost files. The only limitation is that DEMO versions do not recover files." Since the OP wasn't backing up his files so they weren't the critically important files that he claims they are. If you don't backup then they weren't important. The money is better spent on him getting another hard drive on which to save temporary backups (permanent backups should always be saved on media that is separate of the mechanicals of the drive so they can be used with another drive in case the original drive fails).
Guest Vanguard Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA "Anton Jansen" wrote in message news:21E61B7D-D9B7-4DDB-A266-70F33BE3A8B0@microsoft.com... > Hi Ron, I'm not sure I understand your question. I formatted the > drive, I > don't know what a 'partition' is. I did not create partitions if > that's what > you are asking. You cannot format a hard drive. You can only format partitions defined on the hard drive.
Guest Ron Badour Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA What you and others call a drive is actually a partition. As Vanguard points out, you formatted the partition--not the hard drive. What's important is whether or not you installed XP on the newly formatted partition. Some recovery programs can recover files from a formatted partition--they cannot recover files that have been overwritten by others files. The recovery software I recommended will recover files from a formatted partition--not all programs can do that. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Anton Jansen" <AntonJansen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:21E61B7D-D9B7-4DDB-A266-70F33BE3A8B0@microsoft.com... > Hi Ron, I'm not sure I understand your question. I formatted the drive, I > don't know what a 'partition' is. I did not create partitions if that's > what > you are asking. > > "Ron Badour" wrote: > >> Do I understand you correctly, you formatted the partition and then >> installed XP on it? If so, data recovery will not be possible where the >> XP >> files now exist since they would have overwritten the previous data. >> However, if there are files that were not overwritten by XP, you should >> be >> able to recover them with Data Recovery Wizard Pro: >> http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/ >> -- >> Regards >> >> Ron Badour >> MS MVP 1997 - 2007 >> >> >> "Anton Jansen" <AntonJansen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F60B3192-5851-4032-A831-61515E87082C@microsoft.com... >> >I have just reinstalled WindowsXP because I felt evrything was running >> >slowly >> > and to many errors were occuring. I upgraded to 2x2.4Mhz=4.8 CPU and >> > the >> > machine is now lightning fast. I have three hard drives and when I did >> > a >> > format, I accidently formatted the wrong drive. I now have c:=160Ghz >> > f:=300Ghz and g:=400Ghz. The c: and f: drives are OK but because g: was >> > reformatted and XP installed on it, I had to remove it from my system >> > because >> > at startup the system would boot from G: I can however use g: via USB. >> > There >> > are very important video files on this g: drive which were lost with >> > reformat. I have tried 3 different recovery programs but for for some >> > reason >> > the recovery programs only show the existing files and numerous old >> > deleted >> > files. Is there anyone who can recommend a program or way to recover >> > these >> > lost .avi and .mpg video files. >> >> >>
Guest Ron Badour Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA I think you are making an assumption not supported by fact. Beauty (in this case the value of the files) is in the eye of the beholder. Just because he failed to back them up does not necessarily diminish their value to him. I've worked on computers containing business records that were not backed up or some times backed up to another drive in the same physical location. It does little good to back up important records and not do it off site. If someone steals the computers (and all hard drives) or if a fire should occur, the important records are auf wiedersehen. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Vanguard" <no@mail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23UwKf6jxHHA.276@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "Ron Badour" wrote in message > news:%23Gprt3ixHHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Do I understand you correctly, you formatted the partition and then >> installed XP on it? If so, data recovery will not be possible where the >> XP files now exist since they would have overwritten the previous data. >> However, if there are files that were not overwritten by XP, you should >> be able to recover them with Data Recovery Wizard Pro: >> http://www.easeus.com/datarecoverywizard/ > > > Be aware that the free download is just a demo version and will recover > nothing. It will show you what it could recover after you pay them $70. > > "The Demo allow you to evaluate how Data Recovery Wizard recover lost > files. The only limitation is that DEMO versions do not recover files." > > Since the OP wasn't backing up his files so they weren't the critically > important files that he claims they are. If you don't backup then they > weren't important. The money is better spent on him getting another hard > drive on which to save temporary backups (permanent backups should always > be saved on media that is separate of the mechanicals of the drive so they > can be used with another drive in case the original drive fails). >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 14, 2007 Posted July 14, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA "Ron Badour" <Sorry@NoAddress.com> wrote in message news:%239Q9ktkxHHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >I think you are making an assumption not supported by fact. Beauty (in >this case the value of the files) is in the eye of the beholder. Just >because he failed to back them up does not necessarily diminish their value >to him. > > I've worked on computers containing business records that were not backed > up or some times backed up to another drive in the same physical location. > It does little good to back up important records and not do it off site. > If someone steals the computers (and all hard drives) or if a fire should > occur, the important records are auf wiedersehen. > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 If you want to be really, really precise then it should be "auf Nimmerwiedersehen". The expression "Auf Wiedersehen" means loosely translated "see you again", which is pretty much the opposite of what occurs after a theft or a a fire. The other point I'd like to add to your excellent reply is that the value of a backup is greatly diminished unless the user performs a sample recovery right at the beginning and then again once every six months. Many companies back up their important data religiously every Friday, only to find that they can retrieve nothing when the crunch comes because of some flaw in the backup process.
Guest whiteurls@gmail.com Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: HARD DRIVE LOST DATA What data recovery software you employed to recover your data. Have you tried Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software a file and partition recovery utility which recovers lost data from formatted hard drive. Provides Partition recovery from FAT 16, FAT 32, NTFS and NTFS5 file system. For more information about the product: http://www.stellarinfo.com/partition-recovery.htm Download the demo: http://www.stellarinfo.com/spwdr.exe
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