Any good free data recovery software ? please help ?

bindudhindsa · 07-10-2009, 06:21 AM

Could you guys please tell me if there is any good data recovery software i can get for free. I have a formatted IDE maxtor hard drive and wants to recover something very important data from it.

**Coolfreak** · 07-10-2009, 07:01 AM

If you formatted the drive - the chances of recovering any data is slim to none. If you only deleted the data and emptied the recycle bin - the odds could be good. But since you actually formatted the drive - it's not looking good.

Most software allows you to see what it can recover before actually purchasing it. There are some free ones out there - but they wouldn't be as a good as the other ones.

I've heard some good things about Recuva - it's free.
http://www.recuva.com/

dalemolder · 07-10-2009, 09:06 AM

I use filescavenger

**atavist** · 07-10-2009, 09:20 AM

if it's data you really want, really need.

don't mess around.

after you reformatted, did you install an OS?

or is the drive a blank NTFS or ext2 or whatever?

recovery is possible, but it will require a sector by sector scan instead of an "undelete" kind of utility. i don't know if there is free software out there that will do it.

seriously, if you REALLY need the data, have someone recover it professionally.

**Coolfreak** · 07-10-2009, 09:38 AM

Also - if this is the computer that you need data off of - STOP using this PC! While you use the PC - you are making the already slim chance of recovery smaller and smaller.

bindudhindsa · 07-11-2009, 06:07 PM

Thanks for all these posts ..i tried some of the recovery tools ..but most of them ask us to buy their software to save recovered files. Does anybody know of complete free software which can do it all ? thanks

**Coolfreak** · 07-11-2009, 07:51 PM

Recuva.....
http://www.recuva.com/

I posted this before..

dai · 07-12-2009, 12:57 AM

Have you "lost" a hard drive, partition or files in your computer?

**raptor_pa** · 07-12-2009, 04:25 PM

Recovery tools are like anything else, you get what you pay for. r-Studio is about 50.00 for the single OS version and handles more file types for recovery than any freeware is going to.

johnduglus12 · 07-27-2009, 12:00 AM

I have no idea about free software i had used one paid software i.e stellar phoenix windows data recovery for my corrupted HDD and i found my all data with the help of this software.
http://www.stellarinfo.com/

Georgya24 · 11-05-2009, 06:12 AM

I've used Recuva before, and it worked well enough. Advanced File Recovery arguably works the best and it costs about $40. But you can download its trial for free. And you can work directly with different media types: hard drives, memory sticks, digital camera memory cards, and others.

07-10-2009, 06:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
bindudhindsa Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 207 OS: XP home	Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? Could you guys please tell me if there is any good data recovery software i can get for free. I have a formatted IDE maxtor hard drive and wants to recover something very important data from it.

07-10-2009, 07:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 3,151 OS: Windows XP Pro / Windows Vista / Windows 7	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? If you formatted the drive - the chances of recovering any data is slim to none. If you only deleted the data and emptied the recycle bin - the odds could be good. But since you actually formatted the drive - it's not looking good. Most software allows you to see what it can recover before actually purchasing it. There are some free ones out there - but they wouldn't be as a good as the other ones. I've heard some good things about Recuva - it's free. http://www.recuva.com/ __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #3 Texas Longhorns 9-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ ImgBurn ~ Memtest86+ ~ HDD Diags

07-10-2009, 09:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
dalemolder Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? I use filescavenger

07-10-2009, 09:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
atavist TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 582 OS: XP Pro x64	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? if it's data you really want, really need. don't mess around. after you reformatted, did you install an OS? or is the drive a blank NTFS or ext2 or whatever? recovery is possible, but it will require a sector by sector scan instead of an "undelete" kind of utility. i don't know if there is free software out there that will do it. seriously, if you REALLY need the data, have someone recover it professionally.

07-10-2009, 09:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 3,151 OS: Windows XP Pro / Windows Vista / Windows 7	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? Also - if this is the computer that you need data off of - STOP using this PC! While you use the PC - you are making the already slim chance of recovery smaller and smaller. __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #3 Texas Longhorns 9-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ ImgBurn ~ Memtest86+ ~ HDD Diags

07-11-2009, 06:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
bindudhindsa Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 207 OS: XP home	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? Thanks for all these posts ..i tried some of the recovery tools ..but most of them ask us to buy their software to save recovered files. Does anybody know of complete free software which can do it all ? thanks

07-11-2009, 07:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 3,151 OS: Windows XP Pro / Windows Vista / Windows 7	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? Recuva..... http://www.recuva.com/ I posted this before.. __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #3 Texas Longhorns 9-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ ImgBurn ~ Memtest86+ ~ HDD Diags

07-12-2009, 12:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,569 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? Have you "lost" a hard drive, partition or files in your computer? __________________

07-12-2009, 04:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,801 OS: XP	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? Recovery tools are like anything else, you get what you pay for. r-Studio is about 50.00 for the single OS version and handles more file types for recovery than any freeware is going to. __________________

07-27-2009, 12:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
johnduglus12 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? I have no idea about free software i had used one paid software i.e stellar phoenix windows data recovery for my corrupted HDD and i found my all data with the help of this software. http://www.stellarinfo.com/

11-05-2009, 06:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
Georgya24 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Re: Any good free data recovery software ? please help ? I've used Recuva before, and it worked well enough. Advanced File Recovery arguably works the best and it costs about $40. But you can download its trial for free. And you can work directly with different media types: hard drives, memory sticks, digital camera memory cards, and others.