recover partition deleted in windows setup?

AMD-playa · 25-April-08, 12:44 PM

Somehow I got mixed up and hit the D key then the L key or something during windows XP setup and deleted the only partition for one of my media harddrives. It never formatted or anything, just deleted and came back to partition screen. Anyone have a good recommendation to recover?

Thanks

HigHTecHReDNecK · 25-April-08, 01:07 PM

I just had the same problem come across my bench, and found a great program that did the trick, its made by R-Studios

Home page Disk Recovery Software and Hard Drive Recovery tool for Windows

The program was VERY easy to use and recovered over 20+gb of music, photo's and doc's from a hard drive that went through the exact same thing

Dex · 25-April-08, 03:39 PM

Best thing Ive found (think somebody suggested it here) is a tiny little app simple called Restoration.

I even added it to our Downloads section.

When you delete something, its not actually deleted; the space is just labelled "empty" until its needed to store something else.

This little app will scan a drive and Ive personally had great success getting back tons of old stuff from old drives of mine, some quite nostalgic stuff

patrik · 29-July-08, 05:06 AM

If it smells like spam, it gets deleted.

Joose · 29-July-08, 03:51 PM

My favourite utility is WinHex (http://www.x-ways.net/winhex/); but you gotta buy it for full functionality.

Fortran · 29-July-08, 03:56 PM

am i the only one who thinks patrik's post is spam ??

Joose · 29-July-08, 03:58 PM

Looks like it! To be honest I didn't even read it the first time around!

AMD-playa · 30-July-08, 07:21 PM

looks like all the options ... yah ... cost money

anyone know any free ways to do this?

Just to be clear, the HDD was a data-only drive that I often accessed with my windows install on another HDD. During windows reinstall, I accidentally deleted the data HDD from the table, in the blue Win XP setup screen, so instead of saying NTFS 102341/80000 kb whatever it said "empty partition", or again whatever it says, I can't remember it verbatim.

Thanks
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Dex · 13-August-08, 08:09 AM

Did you try Restoration? Its free and pretty effective...

25-April-08, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
AMD-playa Apex Master Tech Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 387	recover partition deleted in windows setup? Somehow I got mixed up and hit the D key then the L key or something during windows XP setup and deleted the only partition for one of my media harddrives. It never formatted or anything, just deleted and came back to partition screen. Anyone have a good recommendation to recover? Thanks

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HigHTecHReDNecK Sophist'Hoe"cated ReDNecK Reviewer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: HALF A BUBBLE OFF PLUMB Posts: 3,500	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? I just had the same problem come across my bench, and found a great program that did the trick, its made by R-Studios Home page Disk Recovery Software and Hard Drive Recovery tool for Windows The program was VERY easy to use and recovered over 20+gb of music, photo's and doc's from a hard drive that went through the exact same thing __________________ HIDE NOTHING AND WATCH FOOLS SEARCH FOREVER

25-April-08, 03:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 4,756	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? Best thing Ive found (think somebody suggested it here) is a tiny little app simple called Restoration. I even added it to our Downloads section. When you delete something, its not actually deleted; the space is just labelled "empty" until its needed to store something else. This little app will scan a drive and Ive personally had great success getting back tons of old stuff from old drives of mine, some quite nostalgic stuff __________________

29-July-08, 05:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
patrik Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? If it smells like spam, it gets deleted. Last edited by Joose; 29-July-08 at 03:59 PM. Reason: Spam.

29-July-08, 03:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Joose Joosey Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 5,537	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? My favourite utility is WinHex (http://www.x-ways.net/winhex/); but you gotta buy it for full functionality. __________________ Joose - joosy since 1975 Cheap, Good, Fast - You can only have two out of three.

29-July-08, 03:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fortran Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fullerton, CA... (freaking OC..) Useful Posts: 25 Posts: 954	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? am i the only one who thinks patrik's post is spam ?? __________________

29-July-08, 03:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
Joose Joosey Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 5,537	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? Looks like it! To be honest I didn't even read it the first time around! __________________ Joose - joosy since 1975 Cheap, Good, Fast - You can only have two out of three.

30-July-08, 07:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
AMD-playa Apex Master Tech Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 387	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? looks like all the options ... yah ... cost money anyone know any free ways to do this? Just to be clear, the HDD was a data-only drive that I often accessed with my windows install on another HDD. During windows reinstall, I accidentally deleted the data HDD from the table, in the blue Win XP setup screen, so instead of saying NTFS 102341/80000 kb whatever it said "empty partition", or again whatever it says, I can't remember it verbatim. Thanks amd PLAYA HYA BOIIIIIIIIII

13-August-08, 08:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 4,756	Re: recover partition deleted in windows setup? Did you try Restoration? Its free and pretty effective... __________________

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