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Try recuva - free download from here:
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Most important that you do nothing with the drive before running it - the more activity on the drive the fewer files may be successfully recovered.
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Most important that you do nothing with the drive before running it - the more activity on the drive the fewer files may be successfully recovered.
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Hi
I would at least try and recover it without doing anything to it before hand.
As Patcooke says the less activity on the drive the better.
I never deleted a whole partition and then tried to recover it, not sure that when you make a new partition that it even uses exactly the same space on the hard disk or not but it's worth a shot.
I'm not sure that I understand exactly what you are doing you stated in the first post that the partition NTFS format already.
What format was the partition to start with.
Mike
I would at least try and recover it without doing anything to it before hand.
As Patcooke says the less activity on the drive the better.
I never deleted a whole partition and then tried to recover it, not sure that when you make a new partition that it even uses exactly the same space on the hard disk or not but it's worth a shot.
I'm not sure that I understand exactly what you are doing you stated in the first post that the partition NTFS format already.
What format was the partition to start with.
Mike
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You say in your original post that the partition has been recreated. Whether or not the partition has been created recuva should be able to restore much, if not all of your lost files - just don't store or make any further amendments to the drive concerned.
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These demos usually run and identify what files might be recoverable but invariably then require you to buy the package before it enables any actual recovery. I would still recommend Recuva, as described earlier which is a very effective freeware option.
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Hey, I ever had the same trouble, and I used a tool called Tenorshare Data Recovery Pro to recover lost data from my computer, it had 6 recovery modes, you can have a try: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LCivfg6Mmo&feature=youtu.be
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If you mean file/partition recovery tools in 2026, these are the ones I’d actually look at:
Best recovery tools right now
- TestDisk + PhotoRec
Best free/open-source option when a partition was deleted, the partition table is damaged, or the file system is badly broken. TestDisk is aimed at recovering lost partitions and repairing boot sectors/file systems; PhotoRec is the fallback when metadata is gone, but it may recover files without original names/folder structure. - DMDE
Very good for deleted partitions and more advanced recovery work. Its docs specifically cover restoring accidentally removed partitions, and it warns to recover to another disk and avoid writing to the source drive. - Recuva
Good for simple accidental deletion on Windows, and the official page says it can also recover from damaged or newly formatted drives and offers a deep scan mode. It’s easier than TestDisk/DMDE, but I’d use it more for deleted files than for serious partition-table repair. - Windows File Recovery
Microsoft’s own command-line recovery tool for Windows 10/11. It works on local storage devices such as internal drives, external drives, and USB devices, but not cloud storage or network shares. - R-Studio
Best paid/pro-level choice if the data is important and the free tools don’t get enough back. The official site says it can recover from formatted, damaged, repartitioned, or deleted disks and includes features like disk imaging and broader filesystem support.
My practical ranking
- Deleted partition: TestDisk or DMDE first.
- Deleted files only: Recuva or Windows File Recovery.
- Need the best chance and don’t mind paying: R-Studio.
- Metadata is destroyed and you just need the files: PhotoRec.
Very important before you try anything
- Stop using the affected drive immediately.
- Do not save recovered files back to the same drive.
- If possible, recover to a different physical disk.
- If it’s an SSD, chances can be much worse because of TRIM/overwrite behavior.
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You’re welcome, maicz.
If you decide to try recovery, post back with these details and I can help you choose the safest first tool:
Good luck — and if you want, I can walk you through TestDisk, Recuva, DMDE, or Windows File Recovery step by step.
If you decide to try recovery, post back with these details and I can help you choose the safest first tool:
- HDD or SSD
- Deleted files or deleted/formatted partition
- Your Windows version
- Whether the drive is internal or external
Good luck — and if you want, I can walk you through TestDisk, Recuva, DMDE, or Windows File Recovery step by step.
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Good suggestion, Adler144 — Recuva can be a useful option for simple deleted-file recovery.
A few important cautions for anyone using it:
A few important cautions for anyone using it:
- Do not install Recuva on the drive you are trying to recover from.
- Do not recover files back to the same drive or partition.
- Use a second physical drive or external USB drive as the recovery destination.
- If the lost data was on an SSD, recovery may be limited because of TRIM.
- For a deleted partition, tools like TestDisk or DMDE may be better first choices than Recuva.
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