Data Recovery?

[croc_]

Heres the scenario:

Built new comp. Took Maxtor 160gb ata133 Drive (with 100gb of info still on it) put it in new comp. booted up. put in winxp cd. started installation. "choose drive to install" came up with 130gb of unpartitioned space. said "uh oh". exited turned comp off. put drive back in old comp. partition is gone.

It didn't format, so the data should still be there right?

Anyone know how to recover it?

[Thrax]

Contact me on ICQ or AIM.

31769399 or Thraacks.

[croc_]

what a life saver !!! THANKS!

[Necropolis]

Thrax,

Would it be possible for you to tell people what you did? I am sure this would come in handy if someone else found themselves in the same permission.

Thanks

[profdlp]

Don't hold out on us - many of us would like to know a little more about your method.:D


Prof

PS: If you haven't done so already, please give us your input in the “Utilities Discussion – Week2” thread under General Software!!! This week we are asking for your recommended programs in these categories: HD Speed benchmark, CD Drive Speed Benchmark, Video Performance benchmark:nudge:

[Thrax]

I actually can't tell you. Ethical fetters.

[a2jfreak]

Huh? Ethics holds you back from telling how to recover a lost partition?

Anyway . . . I don't know what Thrax told croc, but the way I've done this in the past is to use Linux. I would put in a Linux boot CD, load up fdisk (Linux fdisk, of course) and tell fdisk the size and type of the partition and whether it's primary or extended and make it bootable if need be.

Thrax said
I actually can't tell you. Ethical fetters.

[croc_]

no comment. :)

[profdlp]

The secrecy surrounding this little issue is bugging me more than anything else. I mean, it's bad enough that you won't tell the rest of us, but now you're carrying on like a couple of lodge brothers, or double-naught spies.:D

Prof

(Out of the loop again, as usual...)

[croc_]

*diabolical laugh*

[Thrax]

/likewise

[Necropolis]

Thrax,

This would be very helpful to members of the forum. I am easy, the choice to post it would be entirely your's, I am just trying to get as much information shared between visitors to this forum as possible.

-Colin

[Spinner]

I'm sure Thrax has a perfectly good reason why he can't disclose the information. If you are desperate to know, try shooting him a PM. But you know what they say, curiosity killed the...

[shwaip]

It probably involved a transfer of an...err... "Unlimited Trial Version" of some program. :)