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    160 GB lost&gonna loose ma mind if not recoverable!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by icehell, Mar 2, 2009.

  1. icehell

    icehell Notebook Evangelist

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    last week i made big mistake by making new partition from my OS C: drive by paragon program from DOS but unfortuently i used partiton magic after this and error mistake pop up soi guess my partiton table damaged at this point!!!
    so i used recovry tools and found c: drive content but the other drive which contain the important data (((unallocated drive))) cant be recovered!!!!!!!


    What is the soultion please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    icehell, Mar 2, 2009
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  2. batman5315

    batman5315 Notebook Evangelist

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    There are several data recovery programs out there. I have had success with "recover my files" and a few other that I cant remember right now

    google is your friend
     
    batman5315, Mar 2, 2009
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  3. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    Why wasnt your data backed up? I think im going to petition that there be a confirmation page on this site when you login to make you confirm that you backed up your data recently. I hate seeing things like this because they are so easy to prevent!
     
    nizzy1115, Mar 2, 2009
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  4. Beatsiz

    Beatsiz Life Enthusiast

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    DATA BACKUP

    YOU HAVE TO BACKUP

    ALWAYS

    Even if external harddrive cost $1000 I would still BACKUP

    I would kill myself if I lost my data



    Well... DONT USE THE HDD FOR NOW!!! Find (most likely BUY) GOOD reliable software and you might need another HDD to move the stuff onto
     
    Beatsiz, Mar 2, 2009
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  5. lucirz

    lucirz Notebook Consultant

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    try this, it worked for me but idk if it will work for you. but hey you got nothing t o lose now. this is using the ubuntu live cd to recover your files from a crashed hardrive : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6TBuab-EPw
     
    lucirz, Mar 2, 2009
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  6. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    what does you partion show up as now?
    what every you do stop writeing to disk remove it and add it second disk and run reccovery software on lots choice

    they easy recovery

    getback ntfs
     
    andyasselin, Mar 2, 2009
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  7. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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    Try TestDisk to recover the partition table as it was before. If that fails, use PhotoRec to recover all data from the drive. Note that with PhotoRec it is important to recover all data to a separate hard drive.
     
    Gregory, Mar 3, 2009
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    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Have you tried Recuva? I've used it and recovered stuff I thought was lost forever.
     
    dbam987, Mar 3, 2009
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  9. Tippey764

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    Good thing i dont have any usefull data. Losts of 4chan pictures thats it.
     
    Tippey764, Mar 3, 2009
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  10. Charr

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    Like Gregory said above, testdisk is amazing software. It will scan your entire hard drive contents, and rebuild your MBR. It can also red filesystem contents and copy files to a different disk.
     
    Charr, Mar 3, 2009
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  11. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    Data Scavenger saved a me. Pop the drive in an external enclosure, install Data Scavenger on another computer and use that computer to do the recovery.
     
    Ayle, Mar 3, 2009
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  12. icehell

    icehell Notebook Evangelist

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    there was 2 partition before the crisis happen,when i made a mistake by taking 10gb from c: drive and making new partiton .......

    i have used all partiton recovery tools like test disk and nothing help except program called prosoft technology and it only succeded to read c: drive but the other imp. partiton it reading wrong fat 32 and it was ntfs!!!!!!!!
    now i put new windows on the new partiton 10gb and the partiton that i want recover it only 39 gb( it was 203gb and free space 39gb)....

    thank you gus am really so bad to not bakup my files but it happened!!!!!!!!
     
    icehell, Mar 7, 2009
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