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    Reverse Quick Format - HELP!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by JohnnyFlash, Jan 18, 2010.

  1. JohnnyFlash

    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    I quick formatted my 500GB external instead of a USB key by accident. Is there any way to reverse this? The drive was almost full and I lost alot of important stuff... :(
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jan 18, 2010
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    Try Recuva. It is freeware
     
    wave, Jan 18, 2010
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    MAA83 Notebook Evangelist

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    I did the exact same thing once. Since you did a quick format, it just deleted the file structure, the data is still there. I used Easus Data Recovery Wizard, it'll scan through and recover your partition and you can select which files or partition/s you want restored. Works great. It's not free. But... the interweb is your friend.
     
    MAA83, Jan 18, 2010
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  4. JohnnyFlash

    JohnnyFlash Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks guys, I'm trying Recuva now, it looks like about 6 hours to finish. Hopefully it works and that's all I have to do.
     
    JohnnyFlash, Jan 18, 2010
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  5. Gregory

    Gregory disassemble?

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    For future reference, Testdisk is a quick and easy solution. Instead of just recovering files it recovers the old partition table. After that, the disk and files will be exactly as they were prior to deletion (assuming everything is recoverable).
     
    Gregory, Jan 18, 2010
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