my computer kept running in a start up boot loop so i tried to reinstall win xp. the choice i picked (partitioning) was the worst possible install choice. it appears i lost everything. is their any way to recover those files? thanks for your help!!!!!
2006-11-14 02:42:20 · 5 answers · asked by david j 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
yes you can google fiile recovery software and use it
2006-11-14 02:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While it's possible for special software to recover some files (like documents, spreadsheets, music etc) you're not going to get 100% and you'll only get individual files- there's no restoring the system to it's original configuration with all the old settings once you're reformatted and reinstalled. Whatever files have already been overwritten during the reinstall of XP are gone.
Moreover, recovering data isn't something that a non computer-savvy person will be able to do, since it requires familiarity with partitioning and the physical process of pulling & reconnecting drives to a 2nd machine as katman mentioned. Often it requires playing with jumper settings and/or BIOS options, and possibly
attaching the drive via an external enclosure if there's a problem getting it recognized on the 2nd computer where you'll run the recovery software.
2006-11-14 11:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by C-Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few days ago I discover that most of my computer files were corrupted. I tried to search on Internet for a recovery method, I found a free data recover software called Wondershare Data Recovery and I was able to recover all my lost file very quickly! at this link you can download it http://bitly.com/1uUrJQV
2014-08-22 11:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well...it can be recovered like the above poster said, but there is a requirement:
Don't overwrite the information
Don't use the scanner on the drive you want to recover from.
Best practice is by using the recovery software on another computer and attaching your formated drive to that computer.
You can try using R-Studio, O&O Recovery and GetDataBack for NTFS/FAT.
See which one works for you, Google for the download
2006-11-14 10:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by katman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there,
A software recovery tool you can use is Wondershare data recovery http://bit.ly/1uUrg0U.
You should definitly try it
Regards
2014-08-15 04:38:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋