ljones2 Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 One of my friends reinstalled xp and del her partition and installed on a new one. She just discoverd that a file she needs didnt get backed up, everything else did. Is there a way to scan her drive and recover that file if it hasn't already been overwritten? I know it's recoverable as long as it hasn't been overwritten. I am asking if anyone has some good tips (besides backing up) or software to use. I've tried Active Partition Recovery, Acronis, and a couple others...Any other ideas?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<SparTacuS> Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Try these - they are the ones that I build into my Bart'sPE CD;Active@File Recovery - Trial Availablehttp://www.file-recovery.netDrive RescueDiscontinued it seems, but it was freeware and there are copies kicking around - Google it.Fast File Undelete - Demo Availablehttp://www.dtidata.com/products_ff_undelete.aspFinal Recovery - Trial Availablehttp://www.finalrecovery.com/PC Inspector - Trial Availablehttp://www.pcinspector.deRecover It All - Trial Availablehttp://www.dtidata.com/download_02.aspRestorer 2000 - Demo Availablehttp://www.bitmart.netR-Studio Data Recovery - Demo Availablehttp://www.r-studio.com/And for recovery from Floppies;Flip Flop - Full Producthttp://www.dtidata.com/download_02.aspJust remember that you should try to avoid overwritting at all costs - booting from PE is the safest option as it leaves the system totally passive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeMaC Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I personally used r studio ntfs recovery recovered 100% of my hdd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdatrip Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I use an app by the name of File scavenger. Its a great little app..but its not free.It can obtain data from nearly any type of situation...Ie format, no partiton or defunct volume.Get tool if ur a tech|Drew| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachus Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 My vote goes for Active File Recovery. I'd tried Active's Partition Recovery trial, but found it disappointing (it wouldn't let you restore the partition. I then "acquired" a copy of File Recovery (the Pro version, actually) and it recovered all of my files on my deleted partition. I now plan on buying the software soon, as it really is worth it (only $30 for the Home version and $50 for the Pro).I should mention that there is a free partition recovery program called testdisk, but I had little success with it (besides, it seems that what you need is an individual file, not the entire partition). Good luck recovering that file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<SparTacuS> Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 One that I missed - it's quite old now, but very powerful - is "Lost & Found". I forget the company.But I've seen it recover files from 2 FDisks previously.Also - depends how desperate - the Encase Forensic Suite. NOTHING is missed by this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljones2 Posted June 14, 2004 Author Share Posted June 14, 2004 Thanks everyone!!!! I'm sending the programs I gathered and see which one(s) work and maybe buy.Thanks again.I'll add GetDataBack..thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirza Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hey,Use GetDataBack for NTFS/FAT it works, I use GetDataBack to recover customers currupted partitions, deleted patritions, etc... RuntimeIt will work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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