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Data recovery software-S.O.S

  • 21-10-2004 11:15am
    #1
    cubix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭


    I am in a bit of a jam, thought i had saved my Outlook folders(pst file) but forgot to tick "include sub directories" so all it saved was my empty folders. I then deleted the partition-created a new one-formatted it with ntfs-installed another copy of xp. I used a piece of software called "Ontrack" which seemed to have found my pst file but it is not complete(missing my emails from the inbox, which as luck would have it there the ones I need).Checked with my email supplier but nothing left on their sever
    Can anyone recommend another piece of software to use or someone you have used to retrieve data. All help much appreciated

    Cubix


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  • #2
    bren2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭bren2002


    Sounds liek you have done everyhting possible to fully delete the data. Deleting the partion, formating it and then reinstalling an OS on top. I have used Ontrack before and its very good. I'd guess you have probably recovered as much as your going to get.


  • #3
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    do a search for Fast file undelete. Not sure if it will recover after what you've done though.

    Another possibility is to run the inbox repair tool from windows on the pst you found. again, not hugely certain this will work either.


  • #4
    jessy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭jessy


    When deleting a file in windows, it’s only removed from file table and the memory blocks are returned to free memory. But if part of the file is physically overwritten then there’s no chance.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    How did you "save" your outlook folders ?
    Did you export to a different pst ?

    Because if you say you found a pst file without the emails in it then either the pst file was corrupted and a repair util was run on it OR the emails were removed from the pst earlier.

    The bad news is that outlook stores email in a compressed format so you can't simply look through the disk sectors for email addresses..


  • #6
    cubix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭cubix


    Lads thanks for all your input, in the end I was lucky enough to convince the guy in my email provider to look through their recovery disk that they keep incase there machine goes down. While I did not get all my email back it was enough to piece everything together. So anybody out there backing up their important email always tick "include sub-folders" or else you won’t get everything. Again I would like to thank everyone for their input

    Cubix


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