Two that I use are PC Inspector File Recovery and Recuva.
GetDataBack is also a good file recovery program.
Worth a shot.
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| Harry Joystick Member  740 Posts 8/02 |  Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 12:11PMI just purchased the full version of Windows 7 Ultimate. I have two identical hard drives installed on my system. One of them is used for backup only. During the installation, Windows detected my BACKUP hard drive (Drive D) as my "primary device" instead of Drive C. I ended up reformatting and installing Windows 7 on my backup hard drive, wiping out all of my saved files.  I had some of those files stored on an external HD but most of them are now gone. I suppose I'm the only poor stupid bastard that's made this mistake. Just venting. [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 3:36PM Two that I use are PC Inspector File Recovery and Recuva. GetDataBack is also a good file recovery program. Worth a shot. [Link] |
| BYOB_Kenobi Senior Member “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” - Kierkegaard 2684 Posts 8/09 | Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 8:56PM Robert hit the nail on the head with his recommendation for Runtime's GetDataBack (GDB) programs to recover your files. I personally stand by GDB (FAT32 & NTFS) after saving my former lab $10,000s in professional recovery costs by recovering over 1TB of research data (not able to replicate or reconstruct data) with GDB a couple of years ago, all for the price of 1 license from Runtime around $50-60! Probably one of the best pieces of software for Windows platform ever developed! As for data, unless you did a secure wipe (i.e., >= DoD), I wouldn't worry too much, or at least until you try and recover using GDB software (you'll probably be able to recover most, if not all of your files). But beware, depending on your hardware and parameters, get ready to spend some time running GDB. Also, the program's interface and user-friendliness is a little frustrating and intimidating at first (at least in their 2006 versions), but just stick with it and you should be able to figure it out. Good luck. [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 9:20PM That's another reason, among a list of many, for not up-grading to Vista or Windows 7. Sorry, couldn't help it. Just fell out of my mouth.  [Link] |
| Harry Joystick Member 740 Posts 8/02 | Posted - Jan 14 2010 : 6:04PM [Link] |
| Robert Member My past is a foreign country. Most things are different there, including word usage. 503 Posts 12/06 | Posted - Jan 14 2010 : 9:32PM I downloaded a version of GDB (for free) that allowed me to run it to see if it could find the files. Once it found the files I then had to pay to activate the recovery function. As I recall, I got back (pun unintended) all the files that Windows XP had 'lost.' Edited to add: The longer you wait to try to recover those files the greater the chance that Windows 7 will over-write the area on your drive where the files reside. Edited by - Robert on 1/14/2010 9:35:45 PM [Link] |
| Harry Joystick Member 740 Posts 8/02 | Posted - Jan 15 2010 : 9:43AM I tried GDB (free version) and it did not detect any deleted files. Either I waited too long or I'm not using these tools properly. I just reformatted and installed Winows 7 a few days ago so I would hope that I didn't wait too long. [Link] |
| Cornell Lingus Senior Member Carryin', contrarian, libertarian 2982 Posts 1/08 | Posted - Mar 6 2010 : 3:23PM [Link] |
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