Re-installed windows - lost everything - can I get it back?

rose28454

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Try Recuva as per post #10

I have lost my data and am going down the route suggested in post10. However it says it will take 5 days!! Can this be right ( Iasked for a deep scan)

rose28454

Further to my above post I ran the shorter scan and it recovered the pictures and documents I moved onto the hard drive from my old desktop but no others. I tried the deep scan but again it says 5 days. Should i just let it run overnight and see what happens??

aliEnRIK

rose28454 wrote: »

Further to my above post I ran the shorter scan and it recovered the pictures and documents I moved onto the hard drive from my old desktop but no others. I tried the deep scan but again it says 5 days. Should i just let it run overnight and see what happens??

I would if it was up to me

edgex

busenbust wrote: »

^This is a classic example of - and I know it's not what you wish to hear - backup and then backup :cool:

its also a classic example of people having to learn not just to click on anything & everything, & if they dont understand something, ASK!

busenbust

edgex wrote: »

its also a classic example of people having to learn not just to click on anything & everything, & if they dont understand something, ASK!

^^^^^^ :huh:

rose28454

aliEnRIK wrote: »

I would if it was up to me

I ran it overnight and as it started it showed it had found nearly 3000 files. It said 12 hours when I went to bed and I got up at 6.00a.m and it said 4 days to go but when I came back at 8.a.m. it had swithced itself off ( thr computer.) So I went to my comp man and he said buy a hard drive caddy and then put hard drive in that and run the recovery programme from another comp. I hav a desktop I dont use much so I have ordered a caddy and then will see what I can do. I think somebody suggested the caddy thing earlier so thanks to them also.:rotfl:

And I have learnt my lesson BACK UP ALWAYS!

busenbust

And I have learnt my lesson BACK UP ALWAYS!

^Well done rose !!!!!

rose28454

busenbust wrote: »

^Well done rose !!!!!

I bought a caddy from the internet and put in the hard drive and am running it from my main computer with Recova on a deep scan. I set it running about 2.00p.m and when I just checked it says it will take 36 days. Should I just leave it to run and see what happens?

busenbust

I set it running about 2.00p.m and when I just checked it says it will take 36 days. Should I just leave it to run and see what happens?

:shocked: 36 days! :rotfl:

Leave it to run? And run and run and.... :rotfl:

rose28454

busenbust wrote: »

:shocked: 36 days! :rotfl:

Leave it to run? And run and run and.... :rotfl:

Well I dont have anything to lose ( already gone probably ) and a whole lot to gain. Thanks