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  • 10-04-2006 7:49pm
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    tom thumb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭


    not sure if this is the right thread but i've just formatted a partition of my external harddrive and i'm after formatting the wrong one is there anyway of getting the information back again.


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    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Not easily, Files that were deleted can be recovered with certain software, But a HDD that was formatted could only be recovered by a Data recovery specialist I think....


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    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    yeah data on a HDD is nearly always recoverable, just depends on how much you want to pay to get it back. I don't think you'll be able to do it yourself.


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    SouperComputer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    where are you based?

    I can take a look at it for you if you like.


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    tom thumb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭tom thumb


    thanks for the offer, bought a program today that retrieved the files just took a half an hour to recover 40 gig of files amazing.


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    Chardee MacDennis
    Registered Users Posts: 9,225 ✭✭✭Chardee MacDennis


    do you mind me asking what the programme was called and how much it cost..


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    gline
    Registered Users Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭gline


    yeh there is software (used to work for a company that produced it) but as was said... you will have to pay for it.. if you have only just formatted it and not written anything to the drive then shouldnt be a problem recovering it

    the problem is if you use the /u switch in dos ;)

    but as long as nothing has been written to disk after... then it shouldnt be a problem recovering


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