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Title: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 07, 2011, 23:28

I've done a really bad thing... I've accidentally deleted a partition on a backup external hard drive.  These are someone else's photos, music, etc.  Is there any way I can recover these files?

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 07, 2011, 23:46

It's OK, Acronis Disc Director came to the rescue.   :solved:

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Rodders on July 07, 2011, 23:51

Recuva (http://www.piriform.com/recuva) is very good for that kind of thing.  Good luck, Simon!   ;)

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Rodders on July 07, 2011, 23:51

Ooops!  Damn telephone...

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 08, 2011, 00:01

Thanks Rod.  It's extraordinary how involuntarily active the bowels become, when that sort of thing happens.

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Rodders on July 08, 2011, 00:05

It would have been twitching like a rabbit's nose, I expect.   :laugh:

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: daveeb on July 08, 2011, 10:39

Quote from: Simon on July 07, 2011, 23:28

I've done a really bad thing... I've accidentally deleted a partition on a backup external hard drive.  These are someone else's photos, music, etc.  Is there any way I can recover these files?

If you're planning on selling the photos to NOTW you'd better hurry Simon  ;D

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 08, 2011, 12:24

I am NEVER working on anyone else's machine again! 

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: sam on July 08, 2011, 14:35

all sorted? Or did you just find the cock shots?

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 08, 2011, 15:02

Lol!  I haven't looked!   I've got the data back, but haven't reinstalled Windows yet.  That'll be this evening, or over the weekend. 

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: sam on July 08, 2011, 15:13

nice.

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 08, 2011, 16:08

Might give it back to them with just Linux on it.  :devil:

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Clive on July 08, 2011, 20:04

Quote from: sam on July 08, 2011, 14:35

all sorted? Or did you just find the cock shots?

 :pmsl:

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 08, 2011, 21:48

Poxy Dell!!  I have a brand new Windows XP CD, with SP3 included, and it won't let me install it because the (original) product key won't work.  I'm guessing it's a Dell coded key.   :dunno:

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: sam on July 08, 2011, 23:25

Argh

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 08, 2011, 23:27

:doh:  The key is for the Media Center edition, and I'm trying to install the bog standard Home edition.  Need to find a Media Center CD.   :o:

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: sam on July 08, 2011, 23:36

Well at least it was understandable sort of

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 08, 2011, 23:43

I should never have started this!  Even the PC shop refused to look at it!   :laugh:   I wouldn't mind so much, but I have to keep disconnecting my own PC, to connect this thing up, and each time I think I'm on the way, another hurdle presents itself.

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: sam on July 09, 2011, 07:59

Time to say they need a new machine

Title: Re: Lost Partition - HELP!!!
Post by: Simon on July 09, 2011, 08:41

It's getting to that point.