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Title: pc help
Post by: landyman37 on August 20, 2006, 21:48:47

Hi anyone know if you can recover photo`s etc from the hard disc after it has been formated  :oops:

You know that you should`nt press it but you car`nt help yourself

Thought i got it all on dvd but it look`s like it did`nt right correctley.
 :?  :?

Regards Phil

Title: pc help
Post by: Bob696 on August 20, 2006, 21:59:31

It is possable with special software.

In the mean time use the computer as little as possable.

I should have the software here somewhere ... am looking now

Title: pc help
Post by: paul_humphreys on August 20, 2006, 22:14:57

Get hold of a program called ERD commander it will do it.
Paul

Title: pc help
Post by: Bob696 on August 20, 2006, 22:38:17

I had one called forensic recovery suit but I cant find it I am afraid :-(

Title: pc help
Post by: smog on August 21, 2006, 02:12:36

Has the HD been formatted or have the pictures simply been deleted into the 'Recycle Bin' and then deleted?

There is a difference and it is much simpler to recover deleted data from the 'Recycle Bin' than from a formatted HD, in fact Norton has recovery software than can do the job within minutes.

The easiest way to get data from a disk that’s ACTUALLY been formatted is to either buy(beg/borrow/steal/download) the right software to recover it OR call around and find a company local that will do it, usual charges are between £10 and £40 depending on how much work needs to be put into the recovery.

Been in the trade for nearly 12 years and seen and heard it done too many times and stupidly enough been there done that too and I really should know better.

Not sure I have helped but I do hope you manage to sort it out, only sorry i couldn't help more.

Title: pc help
Post by: landyman37 on August 22, 2006, 12:51:10

Yep the HD has been formatted (don`t think i will do it again  :oops: )

I will have a look see if i can find a down load.

Phil

Title: pc help
Post by: strapping young lad on August 22, 2006, 13:04:21

i have a recovery cd which ive used to recover blown partitions

it is downloadable but i cant remember the name of it

google for

bootcd

Title: pc help
Post by: smo on August 22, 2006, 14:32:06

Yes its possible, software ranges from free to expensive and as usual from absolute crap to bloody amasing.

To get a company to do it, well, dependa who you are, what the data is, how damaged t is etc but proces range from 50 upto many thousands.

I've delt with one recovery for a client that cost nearly 5K once done but it was vital everything came back and it was a little more than just a reformat that did the damage!!