i'm dead

[CalvinHobbs]

is there any way i can recover the informations? help me people...thanks

 

[Maximilian]

Yes. Sorry cant tell you how or anything as i dont know, but just to give you hope there are programs that can accomplish this. Google it, you may find somthing.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Restore from backups. May be R-studio(I think that was the name).

 

[CalvinHobbs]

damn ...since this was the backup drive..damn...ok i'll google...i remember someone had a similar prob here...but can't find the thread...ok gonna google now...damn me and my stupidity for acting in haste...damn...thanks people

 

[Rankor]

It happens.

Always have a backup to the backup, ie. CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, additional hdd.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
damn ...since this was the backup drive..damn...ok i'll google...i remember someone had a similar prob here...but can't find the thread...ok gonna google now...damn me and my stupidity for acting in haste...damn...thanks people

Backups probably shouldn't be live.

 

[pdo]

yes R-Studio works great recovering my files the last time I accidently format my HD.

 

[CalvinHobbs]

ok i got this soft "recover my files" , is it any good? gonna google R-Studio now...thanks people...damn me again

 

[doan]

I did something similar once and recovered all my files with a program called File Scavenger. It costs $45, but it was worth it.

 

[CalvinHobbs]

ok thanks people...i'm scanning with "recover my files" almost 90% done...i've downloaded the demo of R-studio as well to give a try if this doen't work...

 

[CalvinHobbs]

damn me...i'll get a separate drive to install linux now...so no risk of accidental deletion of drives...thanks again guys for responding so quickly

 

[gsellis]

And don't feel bad. There is no one serious OS guy that has not done this at least once. No installing with externals attached for me

 

[CalvinHobbs]

LOL...well right now i'm still in a state of shock and will soon be a pathetic figure as i keep on realizing what i've just lost...and my downloaded poons as well gone , damn me, well i've got most of my pictures back but my mp3 collection gone, that's a two years collection gone...and my
saved settings for mail accounts, my inbox was saved on that drive, my address book, damn too many things...oh god the more i remember what i lost the more i'm feeling like ...

 

[Zaitsevs]

Did you rewrite fedora over your storage drive?

 

[CalvinHobbs]

no while was assigning a drive for fedora when was re-installing i deleted my storage drive...when i realised what i had done it was too late, was thinking of buying a few dvd's this week to back up this drive but now won't need to...as there's nothing to back up

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
no while was assigning a drive for fedora when was re-installing i deleted my storage drive...when i realised what i had done it was too late, was thinking of buying a few dvd's this week to back up this drive but now won't need to...as there's nothing to back up

You can still back it up. Now, though, you only need a floppy

 

[Canterwood]

Originally posted by: gsellis

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
no while was assigning a drive for fedora when was re-installing i deleted my storage drive...when i realised what i had done it was too late, was thinking of buying a few dvd's this week to back up this drive but now won't need to...as there's nothing to back up

You can still back it up. Now, though, you only need a floppy

ROFL

 

[TGS]

Originally posted by: gsellis

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
no while was assigning a drive for fedora when was re-installing i deleted my storage drive...when i realised what i had done it was too late, was thinking of buying a few dvd's this week to back up this drive but now won't need to...as there's nothing to back up

You can still back it up. Now, though, you only need a floppy

Now if he had partitioned it...


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Calvin, did the data recovery program not work? IIRC your parition tables should be destroyed along with anything RH overwrote. Though you should be able to scan the disks, and pull the data off without the partitions being present through recovery tools. Save the poon man, save the poon. :laugh:

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: gsellis
You can still back it up. Now, though, you only need a floppy

hehehe...
How mean can you get?

 

[CalvinHobbs]

LOL..still iwouldn't wish this on any of you but seeing how mean you guys are getting maybe i'll wish this to you , oh well so far i've survived the shock...but damn all my p0rn gone hours of downloading

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
LOL..still iwouldn't wish this on any of you but seeing how mean you guys are getting maybe i'll wish this to you , oh well so far i've survived the shock...but damn all my p0rn gone hours of downloading

It is a shame none of the tools could recover it. It does suck. I had it happen once (as mentioned), so that is why RAID 0 is not such a big deal. I copy to non-rewritable or protected media that I absolutely cannot lose. The rest, you know you can recover, even if it is a slight PITA (a major reason to stick with MiniDV video cameras vs the new hard drive ones - there is still the tape.)

 

[CalvinHobbs]

well luckily i had given to a fren a copy of my downloaded stuffs so i can get back the poon but my precious documents and information i had gathered over years about things i like...and my lecture recordings..damn

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: calvinHobbs
well luckily i had given to a fren a copy of my downloaded stuffs so i can get back the poon but my precious documents and information i had gathered over years about things i like...and my lecture recordings..damn

Well, if it makes you feel better, I kept all my books and notes from college. I think I used the chemistry book once and calculus book once. I also let a friend read the book on Central American Indian tribes. So, you might be able to get by without...

 

[zjustin2]

Use " Get Data Back for NTFS " this program rocks. I accidentally deleted my backup drive while installing Vista (but I did not overwrite the drive though). Anyways, as long as you don't have anything overwritten on your backup drive, it will recover 99% of your data.

 

[CalvinHobbs]

ok gonna try that new one...haven't written anything on it yet..ya you're right about the notes...i tend to keep too many things, i still have the box of my first motherboard