Recover files

[minuteman263]

A client had a system crash. Wouldn't boot up. System restore didn't work either. Client then choose recovery which put it back to day one. Question is: Are any files recoverable using recovery software, or is it all truely gone, since the partitions were deleted and restored.

 

[G0AOZ]

If the drive was Boot 'n' Nuke'd, then probably the data's no longer recoverable. But without that sort of disk clean there is a chance some data might still be lifted off the drive. Difficult to say for sure...

Good luck - left us know how it goes if you try.

ROGER - G0AOZ.

 

[wahnula]

Are any files recoverable using recovery software

I remember my only experience with data recovery (touch wood) was 4-5 years ago and I used a program called R-Studio Undelete I believe. I found virtually all the files I needed, even some old JPEGs from many years (and a few re-installs) prior. GetDataBack also is highly regarded in this forum and has well-documented success.

If all the client did was reinstall the OS the chances are good that you can recover some or all of the old files...but s/he will have to stop using the drive NOW if you plan to do a recovery. The OS is usually installed in the same relative place on the disk but every further application installation increases the chance of overwriting data permanently.

Tony

Users helping Users...

 

[wolluf]

As long as drive wasn't overwritten with binary zeros, something like getdataback will recover everything that's not been overwritten by the new install. As Tony says - stop using it immediately to improve recovery.

 

[minuteman263]

Thanks for the suggestions on Getdataback. I downloaded the trial copy and ran it. It showed that most of it was recoverable. So I registered it and got most everything recovered. A very nice piece of software. A great addition to my tool box.