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| Thread ID: 92815 | 2008-08-24 02:54:00 | Recover lost data. very challenging | ICECOLD (14111) | Press F1 |
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| 699886 | 2008-08-24 02:54:00 | Hi all, I used IBM recovery blue button to recover to the default manufacturer's setting and I stopped the processing in half way because I suddenly realized it wil erase my own documents in the C drive as well . however it is late and the result is I can no longer boot it . I then connected it with a external USB IDE adapter to check its contents . It was 60 GB drive, now becomes 40 of 32 free . another 12 GB became unallocated spaces as I checked disk management . I really don't know how the blue button functions to cause it happen . I tryed to use the file recovery software, it worked, but many data were not fully recovered and they became unreadable . I asked my friend, he suggest to format the disk and use the Easy Recovery with Formated Disk option . because it is not my computer and I can't risk it . And how about the 12 GB unalocated disk space, will it work if I just realocate and format it? I am really in trouble, please help me . |
ICECOLD (14111) | ||
| 699887 | 2008-08-24 04:42:00 | Don't mess it with it any more than you already have. You'll make it worse. File recovery software varies enormously, most claim miracles but as you have found don't work too well. The best one I have found is: FileRecovery Pro lc-tech.com |
pctek (84) | ||
| 699888 | 2008-08-24 06:31:00 | ok, thank you I will try that one. but any one has more ideas? any one know what happend when I pressed the blue button, I will try anything to save lost files. | ICECOLD (14111) | ||
| 699889 | 2008-08-24 07:13:00 | Welcome to PF1 Icecold, One program that also works well, and I use it all the time, is get Data back (http://www.runtime.org/) Its not free but does work well - BUT what you have to do is load it on a working PC NOT the one that's damaged. Remove the drive from the damaged PC, attach the drive as a slave and scan it with the program, and that will hopefully find some of your data. As Pctek Said -- "Don't mess it with it any more than you already have. You'll make it worse." You may be better off taking the PC to someone who DOES know what they are doing, not someone who thinks they do. Some of your data may be recoverable, then some may not. When you tried to run the IBM recovery it would have started to wipe the drive and put it back to fresh - data should have been saved BEFORE doing that - By stopping it part way through it has now gone to far to repair the original system, its basically stuck between being wiped and the original setup. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 699890 | 2008-08-24 22:26:00 | OK, I get it. I try yours too. | ICECOLD (14111) | ||
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