Is there a good free or very cheap data recovery application?

Raqia · June 3rd, 2003, 23:00

I've been trying to restore a certain directories that were erased when I used maxblast3 to copy a very partition to another, and I was wondering if there is a free or very cheap method of recovering my lost directory. Help would be greatly appreciated.

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1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

grahf · June 4th, 2003, 01:00

I too am in need of such a program.

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**Kurbster** · June 4th, 2003, 02:03

You might want to try EasyRecovery from my 'ol faithful company Ontrack. Everything has a trial version...

http://www.ontrack.com/easyrecovery/

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G-Pitts · June 4th, 2003, 04:49

maybe you can use this free software..
http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm

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Raqia · June 4th, 2003, 05:18

Thanks for all the replies. So far, the best results have come from this program called virtual lab which requires you to buy quota for > 100 dollar prices. I'll give the other software a try, so far they haven't matched the results of Virtual Lab

. I wish I knew a little more about the recovery process so I could do this for free on my own.

edit:
I've had a small measure of success with a package called "GetDataBack" by Runtime Software. It's 69 dollars for the FAT partition version and it gives me better results than virtual lab! I'm in love

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Laptop:

1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

Last edited by Raqia; June 4th, 2003 at 11:33..

June 3rd, 2003, 23:00	#1
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 547	Is there a good free or very cheap data recovery application? I've been trying to restore a certain directories that were erased when I used maxblast3 to copy a very partition to another, and I was wondering if there is a free or very cheap method of recovering my lost directory. Help would be greatly appreciated. __________________ Laptop: 1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+

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June 4th, 2003, 01:00	#2
grahf Weltall Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 458	I too am in need of such a program. __________________ SIS motherboard \| WindowsXP pro \| Athlon XP 2200+(1.8 Ghz) IBM 120gb 7200rpm \| 512Mb DDR PC2100 @133mhz \| C-media 3d sound\| Pixelview geforce4ti4200 64mb\| 12x8x32x CDRW \| 300watt power supply

June 4th, 2003, 02:03	#3
Kurbster Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,439	You might want to try EasyRecovery from my 'ol faithful company Ontrack. Everything has a trial version... http://www.ontrack.com/easyrecovery/ __________________

June 4th, 2003, 04:49	#4
G-Pitts Whats Up Doc! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Land Below The Wind, Malaysia Posts: 1,232	maybe you can use this free software.. http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/uk/welcome.htm __________________ Kar-T-Ney + AMD Athlon64 X2 3600+ (2.25 ghz) + 4096 MB DDR2 + Geforce 7600GT 256 MB DDR3 + Realtek HD Audio + WinXP Pro SP2

June 4th, 2003, 05:18	#5
Raqia Ah! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Evanston Il Posts: 547	Thanks for all the replies. So far, the best results have come from this program called virtual lab which requires you to buy quota for > 100 dollar prices. I'll give the other software a try, so far they haven't matched the results of Virtual Lab . I wish I knew a little more about the recovery process so I could do this for free on my own. edit: I've had a small measure of success with a package called "GetDataBack" by Runtime Software. It's 69 dollars for the FAT partition version and it gives me better results than virtual lab! I'm in love __________________ Laptop: 1.6@2.13 Dothan 2MB (Pinmod), 2 GB 533mhz DDR2, GeForce 6800 360/730 256MB, 100 GB 5400 RPM, 17" UXGA+ Last edited by Raqia; June 4th, 2003 at 11:33..