7-Data Recovery suite is the best recovery software! I've been using it for months now, it's expensive ($45 or there about) but it worth it. It recovers file from formatted laptops, phone memory card, digital camera SD, name it!!!
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They have a free version that allows you to recovery data worth 1GB (am not sure if they still offer this though)

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Japlon u cn dwnload RECUVA software to du dis. Dwnload it nd enjoy yurself

It's quite easy......simply go to "Program Files" on your C: drive....click on "windows old" you'll see all your documents, files including videos and songs....

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You can't recover all but you can recover the most Important ones, here is what you will do: buy a data recovery software(i prefer easy recovery ₦100-₦150), get a flash drive, atleast 2g,.

1: Install the software then after installation,

2: launch it.

3: Select format option as the type of recovery you want to do. *The software will now search for the available disk, when it finds your hard disk*

4: select it and allow it to search for files.

5: Now connect your flash and select it as the place to save the recovered files.

6: While the files are being recovered you wll move them from flash back to your system to save space. Good luck.

Which kind question be dis, After u don format ur memory card can you recover the files in it? Nope you cant.

Onyenna: It's quite easy......simply go to "Program Files" on your C: drive....click on "windows old" you'll see all your documents, files including videos and songs....

It depends on the process followed to install the new windows.

emyguz: Sorry bro, did you say formatted your system? Its impossible. I repeat: 'its impossible'. Always have a backup of your important files before formating and also before being infected by a virus.

Y u dey beat chest on wetin u nor knw?...@OP read down and you'l get good from some of the data recovery softwares proffered.

Very possible. mail me at ennypaulovals02@yahoo.com. I'll send the software to you

Whatever app Mr Op chooses to use he shouldn't copy, new files to the drive he is recovering. If your HD's old file system is NTFS, FAT, OR FAT32 then you really neem the to avoid copying new files to the drive b4 the recovery.

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Were u drunk with HARP when u were doing it?

If you are in Abuja, let me know. I can help you for free. Offer valid till Tuesday 17th. You just need to provide a laptop and exgternal hard disk drive or large USB Flash memory stick.

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In addition..

*HDD Regenerator
*Mini Tool Partition Wizard
*Munsoft data recovery suit
*Paragon drive Manager

Even if you format it ten times, everything therein can still be recovered using some forensic tools.
It is when it is "over-written" a not so few times over and over that recovery may become impossible.

but nothing beats backup/disaster recovery procedure being in place


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@Op, reach me on nelic2001@yahoo.com for help on how you can recover your data. It is very simple though it costs just a little. Do not listen to anybody telling you that it is not possible. Just get in touch and your data will be recovered.

Well I do not think any of these automatic soft wares can help. Cause what they do normally is to reconstruct an existing file structure. Taking clues from the file tables. When you formatted, what you did was to reset all the information in tables for files and folder structure. Hence there is no automatic way to know where a file start and ends. Except the software being used does not depend on the file tables and can search an recognised file starts and end for different file types.

However, it can be done manually, as long as your formatting did not take the option of writing zeros to erase memory. And also you have not been running the hard disk, so the original data has not been overwritten.

The recovery will involve using a hexadecimal reader to read the data on the disk.
You can only recover a particular file whose content you have an idea of.
This will mean you will know the particular file type,
Open up a similar file to see how the files start and end section is,
Then search the hard disk in hex for something in the file you are looking for. This is easier for text files.
Once you find it, use the known start and end format to find where the file starts and end,
Take the start and end address, and write out content of this section of memory to another storage location as a new file.
You need a software that can read and write a hard disk at a very low level. I can't remember the name of the last one I used, but google their a quite few. This will mean you learning a bit about files structure and data storage.google is your friend.
Else give the disk to professionals to recover for you.

Mind whatever softwares you run to make sure that it does not write, save or modify anything on the disk. The more they do, the more likely your data cannot be recovered.

Let me add here that their are two type of formatting, their is a soft format which is not really formatting, so can easily be recovered with software (when you do a quick format for example). Then there is a hard format which is really a physical reallocation of storage units.at the end of this memory addresses will likely be referring to new locations. I assume that is what you did.

I once formatted my hardrive 3 times due to the fact that it crashed... I use a software called recuva to get the files out.

Once installed use its deep scan feature for effective results.

#Mathew Briggs.

Some people underestimates technology. Just because you don't know how to do something doesn't make it impossible to do.

You can recover formated files and deleted partitions on any drive. I recommend using Minitool power data recovery. Just last week I mistakenly deleted the default partition on my 8gb flash drive and it made it useless but I recovered the partition including the file with that program. I also recovered about 80% of files on a laptop I formatted with windows XP.

Other recovery tools are:
Testdisk (avoid this if you are not familiar with windows command)
Easus partition manager

File scavenger will sort you out.

Japlon: How do one recover all files and documents that has been lost due to PC format.

Japlon listen, This can only be possible if you formatted your system using windows 7. The Windows 7 software will pack all your previous files and folders and pack them inside one folder which it will name 'Windows.old'.

If it was windows 7 you used to format your system, just follow these instructions now:

Open 'my computer', scroll down to the 'windows.old' folder on the list of folders there, open it and bam, you'll see your old folders.

I'm not sure if Windows Vista has the option of packing your old files into one folder because I've never used it before. I currently use Windows 7. And Windows Xp doesn't have that feature assuming you used it to format your system.

bigfrancis21:

Japlon listen, This can only be possible if you formatted your system using windows 7. The Windows 7 software will pack all your previous files and folders and pack them inside one folder which it will name 'Windows.old'.

If it was windows 7 you used to format your system, just follow these instructions now:

Open 'my computer', scroll down to the 'windows.old' folder on the list of folders there, open it and bam, you'll see your old folders.

I'm not sure if Windows Vista has the option of packing your old files into one folder because I've never used it before. I currently use Windows 7. And Windows Xp doesn't have that feature assuming you used it to format your system.

Bros, windows old only come up when you upgrade iirc from vista to 7 not when you format.

emyguz: Sorry bro, did you say formatted your system? Its impossible. I repeat: 'its impossible'. Always have a backup of your important files before formating and also before being infected by a virus.

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ahmmyreal: Some people underestimates technology. Just because you don't know how to do something doesn't make it impossible to do.

You can recover formated files and deleted partitions on any drive. I recommend using Minitool power data recovery. Just last week I mistakenly deleted the default partition on my 8gb flash drive and it made it useless but I recovered the partition including the file with that program. I also recovered about 80% of files on a laptop I formatted with windows XP.

Other recovery tools are:
Testdisk (avoid this if you are not familiar with windows command)
Easus partition manager

If u like throw it inside water, as long as the disk is readable, anything is possible. Even files. Everything you have ever saved on that disk is somewhere waiting for ya.

@OP I suggest you go to the nearest babalawo

It is possible with the help of Easyrecovry software.

Yes. It is possible with the help of Easyrecovery software.

It 95% possible novice, try Pandora Recovery and thank me later

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Ok, I will start by saying dis...I'm very disappointed with d response frm peepz who are technologically inclined yet say things like when u format that all to it.
Bro, like netwon's law or thermodynamics law; equal n opposite reaction...conversion frm one state to another. In essence, NOTIN IS TRULY LOST IN NATURE.

Back to the question, a formatted harddisk can be restored back. (Whether sdcard, memory card, flash drive).

All you need is the right software to do it...
I'm gonna give you one I have used over and over again.
Recover my files version 5.
That shuld be about the latest version. There are others bt that shuld do the job. NO MATTER THE FORMATTING.

let me knw if u av challenges using it. Or jst email me. *jidestroud@yahoo.co.uk*

denzel2009:

Bros, windows old only come up when you upgrade iirc from vista to 7 not when you format.

C'mon bro...update urself. There's always an auto backup EVEN WHEN YOU FORMAT. Not jst upgrading. Same goes for later versions windows. And even d latest windows 8.1 pro

try datarecoverynigeria.com

koder_Neptune: I will sugget u try some softwares like Recuva and others from http://www.techracle.com/system-efficiency/

koder y do u want to spam pples mails....y phishing wit dis ur useles link and method...pls b very careful or i wil deal wit u personally

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