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Comment from Adheep on 2009-09-08

2009-09-08T14:37:04Z

I tried some recovery softwares but they just recovered only jpeg,doc,html files but i want video files and mp3 files....
Can any of the software recovers avi, mpeg4, wmv and mp3 files???

Please i need your help.

Those programs rarely care about what type of file they are restoring. More likely is that the files you're looking for simply cannot be restored.

09-Sep-2009

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Comment from Josie on 2009-07-04

2009-07-04T17:05:45Z

hi leo, I accidently click quick format to my external freecom 500GBhard drive, and my second 500Gb Freecom hard drive had died in non reason. I have went to computer centre, they cannot repair and they tried to backup but it is nothing at all. they ask me check online for the computer specialist. so could you pls be kindly to tell me which company is reputable for repair any died hard drive, and can be able to unformat hard drive? PLEASE HELP ME :

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Comment from JULIA ROBERT on 2009-05-04

2009-05-05T01:19:41Z

hi,great!! thanks for sharing this usefull information.
i already recover my data from deleted partition in my hard drive use getdataback.
i just follow tutorial at http://TutorialRecoverDeletedData.notlong.com
i only can recover 80% data from my hard drive..
and my important data cannot be recover..someone can suggest to me free powerfull software for recover my important data..thanks

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Comment from josephine so on 2009-03-17

2009-03-17T16:02:36Z

once question, I accidently click quick format and then completed I clicked ok. I lost all my crucial folders, thousand of my travel videos and photos. may i know what software can I buy it for recover? like any brand of photo and video recovery doctor software or any suggestion??
please be kindly to reply me asap. thank you very much

Shame on you for not having backups. Backups would save you from this situation.

I start by trying Recuva. Good luck!

- Leo
18-Mar-2009

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Comment from martin on 2008-08-01

2008-08-01T10:04:38Z

Nice posting. Yes, we can recover the data after formatting or accidental deletion of data. This can happen with the help of stellar phoenix data recovery software. This software works on advance algorithm, scan your hard drive and recover deleted data.

Thanks

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Comment from machiner on 2008-07-08

2008-07-09T05:35:24Z

From the summary: "Formatting a hard disk erases everything on it"

There are many utilities for recovering data from drives that have been formatted.

Personally, I have been very successful in recovering data from formatted drives. As Leo writes, there are variables. I wouldn't be cavalier about formatting, but it's not that big a deal to recover data. It's pretty damned hard to really erase a disc.

See crazyone's list here, scroll down:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Misc/Q_20650284.html

Some of these utilities can be daunting at first - testdisk for one. However, with a little effort, the reward is great.

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Comment from Leo on 2008-07-06

2008-07-06T18:44:46Z

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My recommendation is a backup program like Acronis TrueImage
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Comment from Snail on 2008-07-05

2008-07-06T00:02:25Z

Speaking of backup, how do you back up data when copy and paste doesn't work?
The only method I find working on this system is saving as an attachment to an e-mail. If there was a way to save a copy of ~18GB of data to a reliable source (private and not likely to crash) I would like to know.
In the event that I don't find one...or I have to reinstall the OS(XP Home) how would I (best)pursue a path to data recovery?
If the system is unable to boot, how would I recover data?

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Comment from Richard Hatton on 2008-07-02

2008-07-02T13:37:59Z

You might look into and do a free trial of BinaryBiz Virtual Lab software. I formatted a 500 gig WD external drive to NTFS. There was conciderable data on the drive which had been FAT32 formatted. The customer decided they needed data recovered. I recovered over 35,000 files. It is slow--12 hours to scan, but the lost is now found.

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Comment from dirtfarmer on 2008-07-01

2008-07-02T05:13:07Z

to get d ata back form evena hard drive format-- youcan not do any better then Recover My Files data recovery software will easily recover deleted files emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin, or lost due to the format or corruption of a hard drive, virus or Trojan infection, unexpected system shutdown or software failure.

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Comment from Brad on 2008-07-01

2008-07-01T19:35:10Z

Not to nitpick..but, in regard to, 'A "normal" format actually goes out and overwrites all of the data on the disk..'

I don't believe that is exactly so. A 'normal' format will rewrite the ADDRESSING scheme (headers on sectors and such) on the drive, but will not overwrite the previously written data fields.

Hence..it is possible to recover data after a 'normal' format. It's still THERE, you just can't use the newly written FAT (or NTFS) on the front-end of the drive to GET to it.

That's where the above-mentioned type software comes in.

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Comment from Tim Pangborn on 2008-07-01

2008-07-01T16:54:44Z

I had fantastic success with Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recover app just a couple of weeks ago. I had very poor results using R-Studio so I uploaded and ran the demo version of SPWDR, then purchased SPWDR when it had such good results. I had not used the logical drive/partition since the reformat and that was extremely important!

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Comment from Dan Ullman on 2008-06-26

2008-06-26T16:43:16Z

I use GetDataBack about eight times a year (my customers are fishboats, a hard life for a computer) and can recommend it.

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Comment from john on 2008-06-25

2008-06-26T00:13:37Z

I'm going to chime in with Easy Recovery Pro. I attempt data recovery often and have tried lots of things to save someone's data. I'd say it's your best bet. It's not free, but has a good hard drive utility as well as other nifty stuff.
I've also used R-Studio and Undelete Plus with some success.

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