In the last article I wrote how to use . The utility is not bad, but in serious cases of information loss it is unlikely to cope with recovery, for example, formatting a hard drive. As a result, I decided to write the second part about file recovery. The task is long and there is no 100% probability of a successful outcome of our actions, but if the information is valuable, then we read it.

Recovering data after formatting This becomes possible due to the fact that most programs perform quick formatting, as a result of which the data with information cells remains physically untouched.

Low-level formatting overwrites absolutely all cells with “empty” information, so in this case salvation is not possible. However, we should not forget that at the recovery stage, “pitfalls” may appear, and not all programs solve them. For example, a hard drive tends to become covered with defects (bad blocks) over time, so before restoring it, I advise you to check it with specialized software to eliminate them - Victoria is perfect for these purposes. As a result of the above, if you need to recover truly valuable information, I do not recommend trying to do something on your own without special skills.

There is a lot of different software on the Internet for our purposes: GetDataBack, R-Studio, Easy Recovery, and lesser known ones.

We will use the R-Studio program, it restores:

1. files accidentally erased or lost after performing the operation " Empty trash» or deleted by the recycle bin using a key combination;
2. data from partially damaged or formatted hard drives;
3. information from external hard drives (although in this case I advise you to disassemble it and connect it directly to the computer via a Sata interface), USB flash drives, etc.;
4. creates disk images for complete safety of information.

It doesn’t matter how exactly the information was deleted (except for physical damage to the hard drive), the developers promise a good chance of saving the data.

So, before we start the process, some points you should know:

1. Do not save the recovered data to the same partition; it is better to connect a second hard drive to the computer;
2. If you don’t know what a particular command is for, do not press it in the R-Studio product.

Stages of data recovery after formatting a hard drive:

P.S.: The product from R-Studio allows you to recover data from superficial formatting or accidental deletion.

In the modern world, almost every person in the house has a computer and, of course, problems can arise with it. Often, buying a new thing is an additional headache. It is difficult to handle a new device, so beginners often have problems.

Situations often occur when a user accidentally deletes data from a hard drive and cannot be restored. In these cases, people are faced with the questions “what is formatting?” and “how to recover information after it?”

How to recover data?

In total, we can note a couple of main ways to recover information - these are traditional and unconventional ways. The first case implies recovering a file from the recycle bin, but such an opportunity is provided extremely rarely. Therefore, other methods should be considered that offer greater hope of successful recovery.

The data return process itself is quite labor-intensive - you shouldn’t hope for a quick result. But if the size of the recovered file is small, then you don’t have to spend a long time choosing a program or looking for another solution. This article describes methods that will help you recover files of any size. The date of deletion also does not matter. Each of the methods below has already been tested by several users and recommended by professionals.

Is it possible to recover data?

Most users may accidentally delete some files that they actually need. Important information that a person has collected over time will never become unnecessary. It is, of course, possible to restore data after formatting. There are several methods, but not everyone will have normal effectiveness.

Here you should take into account size of lost files, as well as some computer features. Experienced users (hackers) will be able to carry out any operation without much effort using their programming knowledge. But ordinary users cannot always figure out the problem that has arisen. Therefore, especially for such people, possible options for information recovery are presented below.

Low-level formatting

Just a few years ago, due to low-level formatting, users irretrievably lost all the information that was really important to them. Now experienced programmers have already developed several methods that help many people. If information is accidentally deleted from your hard drive or due to an attack by malicious viruses, you can recover data even after low-level formatting.

You can try to restore all information in the same way as with quick formatting. In some cases, users were able to achieve the desired result, but a fallback option should also be considered. The most popular and current data recovery programs are described below.

Quick formatting

Don't worry about quick formatting. After all, in fact, formatting a hard drive does not mean destroying all the files present on it. After the formatting operation has occurred, new address pages are created on the hard drive. Every user should know that there are special utilities that help recover data.

In order to return information, you just need to install the simplest program on your computer or find it in the list of standard ones - Data Recovery Wizard. It will automatically display a list of files that can be recovered. You just need to click on any of them once and the file will appear in the place from which it was deleted through formatting.

Recovery programs

Various computer programs helped users get rid of any problems at any time and made their work much easier. And in the case of formatting a hard drive, programmers have also developed specialized programs. Often, users who have already encountered this more than once use only paid versions programs. After all, the percentage of successful recovery with their help is much higher. You can try to return other information that is not particularly important for a person using free software.

Among the most popular and active programs includes:

1. FreeUndelete(after a recent update, it now supports NTFS systems and works on operating systems such as Windows XP, 2003 Server, and Vista. The only drawback is that deleted files are damaged when installing the program itself);
2. PC Inspector Smart Recovery(recovers all files on the first try. Supports FAT and NTFS systems, works great on all Windows operating systems);
3. SoftPerfect File Recovery(has many positive reviews from users who have been using it for a long time. And the main advantage is that the program does not require installation. It also supports FAT and NTFS systems);
4. Pandora Recovery(included in the list of the best programs used in several countries. Thanks to it, you can view and recover all the necessary deleted files from NTFS and FAT);
5. Undelete Plus(has a fairly clear interface, which makes the user’s work easier. There is no support for the Russian language, but the program itself is supported on all operating systems).

All these programs differ from each other in their capabilities, as well as in size and professional elaboration. By installing any of the above programs on your computer or laptop, you can already be confident that at least half of the data will be recovered. Each user chooses software based on several criteria, so to determine the most suitable option, you should try several. Two or three installed programs will not make things worse, but the effect will be much better.

Hello everybody! So, we have already saved more than one person from losing data on your external drive if it is connected. In this article, we will look at a method and program for recovering data from a hard drive, flash drive, external drive and other devices after formatting, unsuccessful extraction and disconnection, and also if the method of checking your problem drive using standard Windows tools did not help.

So, I don’t advise anyone to find themselves in this situation: a flash drive, hard drive, external USB drive for some reason does not open, or you accidentally formatted all the data, and the information on the device is vital to you. What to do? The main thing is not to shake, everything will be okay. Let's look at an example of both full and selective data recovery.

How to recover data from storage media?

1. If your hard drive or flash drive requires formatting, then you should (only if this method does not help, move on).

2. If you are not sure and the data on the media is extremely important, contact a specialist. All your files will be restored in a different order and with different names than you had before. All pictures, files, documents from 1 to infinity. Unfortunately, this is the principle of all data recovery programs. Otherwise, let's move on.

Download the data recovery program and run it. We see such a window in front of us (the program is in English, but that’s not scary). In this window, you need to select your drive, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a hard drive or a flash drive, and press the SCAN button.

The program will scan your drive and try to collect all the information about the data that was on the hard drive before the consequences that brought you to this page. The duration of the scan directly depends on the volume of the hard drive - the larger the volume, the longer the treasured and nervous waiting process.

Upon completion of the scan, the program will pop up the following window:

In this window we are interested in the line EXTRA FOUND FILES and we left-click on it 2 times to open it and go to the next interface

and finally we got to the treasured data recovery menu. In the left window you can choose either full or partial recovery, and in the right window you can even view what the recovery program found on your flash drive. By checking the boxes next to the files we need, we select what needs to be restored and click RECOVER, then select the path
where to restore it all and click ok. If you need to restore everything, select RECOVER ALL. I would like to warn you right away that if you have a large hard drive or flash drive, then the space where you want to save the recovered data should be almost 2 times larger. If there is a shortage of space, I propose to partially restore it. Let's look at examples of what each folder is responsible for: Gzip archive - archives that were on the hard drive; jpeg image - pictures; mpeg layer 3 audio - music in mp3 format; microsoft word 2007 - Word documents and so on by analogy.

As a final result, you will get a completion window like this:

Let's summarize: we have just recovered data from your hard drive, flash drive or removable storage device. Yes! The files were restored in a form that is inconvenient for us, and now we will have to dig around for a long time to find the information we need. But! We did it for free. In services, the service of data recovery from storage media costs about 1,000 rubles per 1 gigabyte (for example, 20GB = 20,000 rubles - a lot).

Now any of you will be able to recover information from the media even if you deleted all data from the hard drive or formatted the flash drive. Data recovery is possible - even after formatting, but you will have to work hard! By the way, you can watch the video instructions below! Good luck!!!

Today, in the world of computer technology, almost every home has its own computer. But as often happens, along with the purchase of a new computer, the average user also acquires a new headache.

Very often you can hear sad stories from acquaintances and friends about how he accidentally deleted important data from a computer, or formatted a hard drive without weighing the possible consequences. And then questions begin to pour in: “ How to recover information after formatting a disk? ”

What should I do?

It's good if deleted files can be quickly recovered from another drive or in any other way. But what to do if there is no way to recover lost information in the traditional way? And this data is the result of work over many months, or even worse, years. In such a situation, the most important thing is not to panic, you can do everything yourself, but it is better to give the computer (or the hard drive itself) to specialists. If you still decide to recover information yourself, read this article carefully.

Restoring data after formatting a disk is a very labor-intensive process that requires not only attention, but also certain knowledge. First, let's look at the process itself to understand how and what happens.

When performing primary (low-level) formatting of a hard drive, tracks (paths), sectors are created - in general, a new file table, which contains the necessary data for further work. Further, data is constantly written or erased to the hard drive. With the recording process, the number of files gradually increases, and therefore the size of the main file table.

When a disk is formatted, this file table is reset to zero, and as a result, the old information that was on it does not fall into the new size of the created file table. In this case, the files are not deleted - they become invisible to the operating system.

The importance of formatting

The type of formatting performed also plays an important role. When formatting a hard drive, all information and all directory headers are partially or completely deleted. If a quick format has been carried out, then all the information that was recorded on the hard drive is not affected, and only the file system headers are cleared.

If a full format is carried out in each sector of the hard drive, information is completely erased and subsequent recovery is practically impossible.

If we talk about the operation of restoring files after formatting, then everything happens according to the same scheme as work aimed at finding and restoring simply deleted files. Recovering data after formatting a disk is a reality if you follow the basic steps and tips.

Things to remember

The most important thing to remember is that after formatting and loss of important information, you cannot write anything to the hard drive. It is recommended to completely disconnect this disk until the lost information is completely restored. You also need to pay attention - the Windows Vista and XP operating system independently creates files and directories on an “empty” hard drive, even when it is not asked to do so.

From this we can conclude that since we cannot write anything to a formatted hard drive, we need another hard drive in order to completely restore the lost data; it must be larger than the first hard drive.

It is also worth noting that the entire process of recovering information from a formatted hard drive will take a lot of time, so you should be patient. For example, a 200 GB hard drive takes approximately 4-7 hours to recover. And modern hard drives reach capacities of 10 Tb.

Selecting recovery software

Recovering data on a disk also depends on the choice of software. Today on the Internet there is a huge number of different utilities that are designed to recover lost information. But you need to remember - the more programs you try, the much less the chances of success, because no one knows how responsibly this or that utility was created.

You also need to know that even in the best case scenario, it will not be possible to completely restore it after formatting; some of the data will certainly be lost. But if you do not follow all these tips, then this will be a significant part. If you did everything correctly, but you couldn’t recover the deleted information, don’t give up. Today there are many companies that professionally engage in data recovery.

Hetman Partition Recovery is the flagship product from the line of programs for recovering deleted documents. Thanks to its advanced data recovery algorithm, Hetman Partition Recovery reliably retrieves both digital documents and other types of files from formatted hard drives, memory cards and USB flash drives. Supporting NTFS and FAT file systems, the program is a universal solution for all occasions.

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NTFS Recovery™ 2.8

If your documents were located on a formatted or deleted NTFS partition, use Hetman NTFS Recovery. You'll save big by getting essentially the same functionality as Hetman Partition Recovery, except for FAT support. With Hetman NTFS Recovery you can recover documents from damaged, inaccessible or unreadable drives with a 30% discount on the Hetman Partition Recovery price.

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FAT Recovery™ 2.8

If you need to recover documents from formatted, damaged or inaccessible USB drives, memory cards, then use Hetman FAT Recovery. The tool is identical to Hetman Partition Recovery and offers the same features except support for NTFS partitions. The FAT file system is widely used on built-in and external storage media, which makes the program an ideal tool for recovering documents from various devices.

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Office Recovery™ 2.6

Designed specifically for recovering deleted documents and spreadsheets created in Microsoft Office, Open Office and Adobe Acrobat, the program is by far the best choice for working with large volumes of documents. Supporting DOC, DOCX, RTF, XLS, XLSX, PDF, ODT file formats, Hetman Office Recovery quickly recovers documents deleted with "Shift" + "Delete" or deleted from the "Trash". Thanks to built-in document integrity checking, Hetman Office Recovery recovers 100% working files.