Help guys Hard drive formatted need data back

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

Heys guys i was reinstalling windows 8 and i tried to format C but it was giving me partition 1 error dont know what it was so i looked for a solution.it said press ctrl and F12 AND I DID WHAT IT SAID and i lost all my partition.its showing only 1 partition 927 free out of 927.
Guys it formatted my data.Guys please please help me i need that Data back at all cost.
I can feel my heart pumping.i am so shocked it formatted my data.Please guys help me out.
And should i continue the windows installation or stop because i need to make 3 partition more.
Please guys help i kept that data for 7 years So please help me out

corroded · Mar 25, 2017

look at easeUS, they have a pretty good data recovery as well as partition recovery tools... I use them.

USAFRet · Mar 25, 2017

STOP

1. Is this drive supposed to have the OS on it eventually?
2. Do you have another drive, that you can wipe out completely, to temporarily put an OS on it?

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

corroded :

so Should i install the windows do the partition and then use your software that you are telling me

aquielisunari · Mar 25, 2017

Ali Zain :

No. The OS that is to be installed can overwrite the data you are trying to retrieve. https://www.piriform.com/recuva can retrieve your data. The keyword there is can. Some of your data may have already been overwritten. You can try a deep scan after a regular scan to see if it is more successful. It allows you to look for a specific type of file such as pictures or videos and it allows you to select the drive(s) it needs to scan.

That drive needs to be connected to another PC(thanks to Capt. Obvious

) that already has an OS on it. The one you're using to post this question, maybe.

USAFRet · Mar 25, 2017

Ali Zain :

If this drive that you have 'accidentally' formatted contains stuff you actually want...you do not want to do this.

The more you write to this drive, the less likely you are to recover anything.
And you can't recover this stuff to the same drive you deleted it from.

Hence my above questions.

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

USAFRet :

i didnt got you bro what u mean to say.In this hard drive i had windows on C and my data on D,E and F i tried to format c and install windows on it again but i lost D,E and F to because its showing one partition saying 927 gb free out of 927gb

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

USAFRet :

Ali Zain :

If this drive that you have 'accidentally' formatted contains stuff you actually want...you do not want to do this.

The more you write to this drive, the less likely you are to recover anything.
And you can't recover this stuff to the same drive you deleted it from.

Hence my above questions.

So i lost my Data

USAFRet · Mar 25, 2017

Ali Zain :

So...from this description, I'm thinking D, E, and F are simply other partitions on this same physical 1TB drive?

aquielisunari · Mar 25, 2017

Ali Zain :

Can you please clarify that? Is d, e and f partitions or physical drives? So you tried to format C which is one drive and those other 3 disappeared? They were partitions all on one drive? 4 partitions on 1 drive? Irregardless(must use that word once per year) of partitioning or drives Recuva can still recover your data.

Do you simply need to assign drive letters? I am a bit fused.

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

aquielisunari :

Ali Zain :

Can you please clarify that? Is d, e and f partitions or physical drives? So you tried to format C which is one drive and those other 3 disappeared? They were partitions all on one drive? 4 partitions on 1 drive? Irregardless(must use that word once per year) of partitioning or drives Recuva can still recover your data.

Do you simply need to assign drive letters? I am a bit fused.

Sorry i think i am confusing you. C,D,E,F are all partition of one drive like i have only one hdd 1tb

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

USAFRet :

Ali Zain :

So...from this description, I'm thinking D, E, and F are simply other partitions on this same physical 1TB drive?

YES!! ONE HARD DRIVE and all partition were done on that 1tb hdd but now they are gone showing me only 1 partition

aquielisunari · Mar 25, 2017

Ali Zain :

USAFRet :

YES!! ONE HARD DRIVE and all partition were done on that 1tb hdd but now they are gone showing me only 1 partition

Have you tried recuva yet?

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

aquielisunari :

Ali Zain :

Have you tried recuva yet?

No I have to install the windows first.Should i install the windows do my partition and then use your software ???

aquielisunari · Mar 25, 2017

Ali Zain :

aquielisunari :

No I have to install the windows first.Should i install the windows do my partition and then use your software ???

What are you using right now? Loading an OS will overwrite data. That I believe is the last thing that you want.

USAFRet

2. Do you have another drive, that you can wipe out completely, to temporarily put an OS on it?

That is your best solution.

DSzymborski · Mar 25, 2017

Ali Zain :

No, again, do not install anything on this hard drive. This is a bit like asking us how to fix your car's engine without you having to stop the car. Every time you use this hard drive, the odds of you recovering anything get longer.

Your best chance to recover any of your data is to install Windows on a second hard drive, install EaseUs/Recuva on your second hard drive, run it and try to recover from the first hard drive. You can also put the hard drive in a USB enclosure to easily run EaseUs/Recuva on a different PC.[strike][/strike]

There's also no guarantee you will in fact recover anything. The only way to protect your data is to back it up *before* you lose it. Consider it a basic part of maintenance; changing your car's oil or your furnace's filter is a lot less effective *after* they've already broken down.

Ali Zain · Mar 25, 2017

DSzymborski :

Ali Zain :

No, again, do not install anything on this hard drive. This is a bit like asking us how to fix your car's engine without you having to stop the car. Every time you use this hard drive, the odds of you recovering anything get longer.

Your best chance to recover any of your data is to install Windows on a second hard drive, install EaseUs/Recuva on your second hard drive, run it and try to recover from the first hard drive. You can also put the hard drive in a USB enclosure to easily run EaseUs/Recuva on a different PC.[strike][/strike]

There's also no guarantee you will in fact recover anything. The only way to protect your data is to back it up *before* you lose it. Consider it a basic part of maintenance; changing your car's oil or your furnace's filter is a lot less effective *after* they've already broken down.

i will get the usb enclosure and connect my hdd to my laptop and recover data.I will tell you my result as soon as i get that usb enclosure.
Thank you so much for your help brother

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