Reformatted HDD on new Mobo, file recovery

jonathanvossen

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Feb 6, 2014
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I reformatted my HDD in "Windows Setup" (frustration at some technical issues installing a new OS on a new mobo) and have since tried recovering,

Is there anyway to get these files to open? Simple old pictures and a few documents. I've recovered the files using "iCare" but the pictures give me the message "Photo Viewer can't open this picture...". If I put .jpg in the name, says the file is damaged or broken (even if it was confirmed recoverable by Rucuva). The text document opens as a bunch of random symbols and characters.
Is there any chance for these pictures to be recoverable?