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How do I retrieve files?

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by wcp

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What software, if any, do I use?

Situation
A HD, WD 60GB with about 7.5GB used in NTFS and Windows XP, was low level formatted and then ghosted using Norton Ghost 2003 from a second HD, also in NTFS and Windows XP. Before the HD was low level formatted, some files had been backed up. And lo and behold, there were other files that should have been backed up also.

Is there any software to retrieve those other files?

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by lumberjack

recoverring data after a low level format is a specialised task - usually only carried out by Police and some data recovery specialists (expensive)

dont know of any software avaliable on the market but did come across one uk company that may be able to assist
http://www.fields-data-recovery.co.uk/

by wcp

Thanks Lumberjack.
I sent an e-mail to the Website you provided and I am still waiting.

by chris910

last time I checked they wanted $1000 to recover data from a 1GB drive. (about 4 years ago) And that was with no garantee they would recover anything.

by mark

Next time Ghost the HD to an image before reformatting. You can always use the image file to get anything back. Most likely the data was overwritten when you put data back on it.

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