Repairing HD

Discussion in 'Storage Devices' started by iggyzpug, Jul 30, 2006.

  1. iggyzpug

    iggyzpug Geek Trainee

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    Hello,

    recenlty my Lacie 250GB HD which I only used with my Mac, was repartitioned on a windows xp machine, without formatting it(my brother stopped the procedure when he read the "now you have to format" string :p).
    My Mac now wants to partition it while windows wants a format, so i cant see my data.

    Is there a way to recover the old partition info? Or do I have to use a recover software to get my data back?

    Thanks a lot for help, im really desperate:confused:

    Regards,
    Iggy
     
    iggyzpug, Jul 30, 2006
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  2. Sniper

    Sniper Administrator Staff Member

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    hi iggzypug

    yes, you will have to use recovery software to have any chance of getting you files, if you take it to a specialist it costs a premium, so recovery software is the best bet.

    I've not come across a freeware tool which can help recover a whole partition but I have used Active@ UNDELETE Data Recovery which recovered most if not all of my files.
     
    Sniper, Jul 31, 2006
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  3. iggyzpug

    iggyzpug Geek Trainee

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    Oh, too bad :( 250Gigs will tale a lot of time

    Thanks, i'll update as soon as i solve.

    iggy

    EDIT: solved :) i'm using Data rescue II, a Mac compatible recovery software. 7hours just to inspect the HD!
     
    iggyzpug, Jul 31, 2006
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