Recovering Data after Reformat and OS Install

2009-06-27 11:13:44

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The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6376|SC | USA |

Ok, forgot to back up my cod4 profile. (In program files)

I went ahead and used GetDataBack. I found it, but of course you cant copy files with the demo version. >.<

Are there free programs that will do the same thing or can someone direct me to the right place to acquire one?

2009-06-27 11:31:05

#2

tkoi: Utahraptor!; +148|6410|Texas

Recuva

2009-06-27 11:31:52

#3

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7001|Toronto | Canada

Is it even possible to recover after a reformat and OS install?

2009-06-27 11:35:01

#4

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6953|Devon, England

Winston_Churchill wrote:
Is it even possible to recover after a reformat and OS install?

Yeah, most of the time.

2009-06-27 11:46:46

#5

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6644|the land of bourbon

Winston_Churchill wrote:
Is it even possible to recover after a reformat and OS install?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_force_microscopy

the naval base at annapolis has a very advanced one of these, and can recover data from any hard drive, no matter how many times it has been formatted, wiped, etc...

in a nutshell, the process involves measuring the depth of the grooves created on a hard drive platter with an atomic microscope. since 1's are written slightly deeper than 0's, they can tell what each bit on the drive was, just based on the depth of the grooves and their magnetic "leftovers." they get deeper and deeper as time goes on, so it's possible to recover all of the data ever written to the drive. i'm sure my explanation is extremely simplified, but it's the best way to describe it.

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2009-06-27 11:48:46

#6

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7001|Toronto | Canada

steelie34 wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
Is it even possible to recover after a reformat and OS install?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_force_microscopy

the naval base at annapolis has a very advanced one of these, and can recover data from any hard drive, no matter how many times it has been formatted, wiped, etc...

in a nutshell, the process involves measuring the depth of the grooves created on a hard drive platter with an atomic microscope. since 1's are written slightly deeper than 0's, they can tell what each bit on the drive was, just based on the depth of the grooves and their magnetic "leftovers." they get deeper and deeper as time goes on, so it's possible to recover all of the data ever written to the drive. i'm sure my explanation is extremely simplified, but it's the best way to describe it.

Because all of us have access to the naval base at annapolis

2009-06-27 11:52:18

#7

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6644|the land of bourbon

Winston_Churchill wrote:
steelie34 wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
Is it even possible to recover after a reformat and OS install?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_force_microscopy

the naval base at annapolis has a very advanced one of these, and can recover data from any hard drive, no matter how many times it has been formatted, wiped, etc...

in a nutshell, the process involves measuring the depth of the grooves created on a hard drive platter with an atomic microscope. since 1's are written slightly deeper than 0's, they can tell what each bit on the drive was, just based on the depth of the grooves and their magnetic "leftovers." they get deeper and deeper as time goes on, so it's possible to recover all of the data ever written to the drive. i'm sure my explanation is extremely simplified, but it's the best way to describe it.
Because all of us have access to the naval base at annapolis

just drop a hint that you're an al-qaeda operative and they'll take care of it for you

2009-06-27 12:07:17

#8

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6830|NYC / Hamburg

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2009-06-27 16:04:14

#9

The_Sniper_NM: Official EVGA Fanboy; +94|6376|SC | USA |

"Correct" version found. Scanning now, if the version works I should have the files in a few hours.

GetDataBack FTMFW.

2009-06-27 18:01:21

#10

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6051|Catherine Black

steelie34 wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
Is it even possible to recover after a reformat and OS install?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_force_microscopy

the naval base at annapolis has a very advanced one of these, and can recover data from any hard drive, no matter how many times it has been formatted, wiped, etc...

in a nutshell, the process involves measuring the depth of the grooves created on a hard drive platter with an atomic microscope. since 1's are written slightly deeper than 0's, they can tell what each bit on the drive was, just based on the depth of the grooves and their magnetic "leftovers." they get deeper and deeper as time goes on, so it's possible to recover all of the data ever written to the drive. i'm sure my explanation is extremely simplified, but it's the best way to describe it.

That's.... fantastic. Amazing.

2009-06-27 18:20:55

#11

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6863|132 and Bush

http://www.recovermyfiles.com/
I have used that and it works. Nothing is ever truly gone until it is written over or damaged.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2009-06-27 21:09:50

#12

Defiance: Member; +438|6933

Kmarion wrote:
http://www.recovermyfiles.com/
I have used that and it works. Nothing is ever truly gone until it is written over or damaged. the hard drive is physically obliterated.

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