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  • NAS / RAID
  • Windows Vista
  • Hard Drives
  • Software
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January 16, 2014 12:03:49 PM

Hi guys

Anyone got a suggestion on 100% free software I can use to recover a hard drive I put in my NAS hoping to read - it automatically formatted it.

Everything I've tried so far that says it's free conceals the fact that it needs payment in some form, often $70 +

I'm out of work so cash-strapped. :-(

Thanks

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January 16, 2014 12:09:36 PM

Have you tried Recuva?

www.piriform.com/recuva

Good tool and free. Many here use it and it is highly recommended.
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January 16, 2014 12:30:53 PM

COLGeek said:
Have you tried Recuva?

www.piriform.com/recuva

Good tool and free. Many here use it and it is highly recommended.


Thanks. Will it unformat the drive now I have it connected as usb external drive ?

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January 16, 2014 12:35:09 PM

Was the drive part of a RAID or was it a stand alone drive? Also, do you know how it was formatted (filesystem/partition type)?
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January 16, 2014 2:35:02 PM

Yes, I think it was RAID configured. It has a small FAT partition. The rest is NTFS. I can use a Vista or Win 8.1 machine for this. (Preference Vista).
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January 17, 2014 4:11:20 AM

Thanks

Update: it seems Recuva can't see the drive.

Other supposedly 'free' recovery software packages, Easeus amonst them, do but having found the files, allow only a preview with no save until sizeable payment. I feel duped. It's not transparent pricing/advertising.
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January 17, 2014 5:36:18 AM

Since the drive was part of a RAID (what level of RAID and how many drives were in it?), you may not be able to recover the files that were on the drive prior to being formatted for the RAID itself.

When you say that Recuva can't see the drive, does Windows detect it?
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