I recently reinstalled my windows 7 professional on my laptop after it began behaving strangely. I had backed up most of my files but I realised there was one folder residing on my desktop which I had forgotten. Can anybody recommend a good recovery tool to help me get these files back.
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1) Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM Sound Card Realtek HD Audio Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse PSU 460W Case HP Elite Cooling Air cooled Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage Internet Speed 2Mb Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
If the new windows installation has overwritten the location of the folder and the files in it (on desktop) you are seeking, it is difficult or may be impossible to recover by any tool.
As seavixen32 has suggested try using Recuva or any good recover tool available on internet on your machine.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite P775-S7232 OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 CPU i5-2410M 2.3GHz (2.9GHz Turbo-Boost) Sandy Bridge 32nm Motherboard Toshiba PHRAA ver. PSBY1U-00F003 Memory 4GB+4GB Samsung DDR3 PC3-10700 (1333 MHz) Graphics Card Video Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, 1696MB available memory Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio version=6.0.1.6323 Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 " Trubrite TFT LCD, LED Backlit Screen Resolution 1600x900 32 bit, Native support for 720P content
Keyboard Premium Raised Tile keyboard Mouse Logitech M215 wireless mouse PSU Toshiba AC/DC Adapter Case Notebook Cooling Built-in Fan Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK6476GSXN
580.614 [GB] partitioned C: 80GB and D: 500GB with hidden recovery partitons.
Spare bay for 2nd HDD but no SATA connector :-( Internet Speed Not fast enough Other Info Built-in Harman Kardon speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio, Waves MaxxAudio® 3. HDMI, 1xUSB3+3xUSB2 ports, WebCam, Battery life 4hrs 11mins, 4GB Readyboost SDHC card, WD My Book Essential Ext HDDs 2 TB, 2x1TB, My Passport SE 1TB and WDTV 1st Gen for Multimedia playing on a Sony Wega 32" LCD.
Recent addition to my toys are Asus Transformer Pad TF300T with 32GB onboard sd card + 32GB microsd card.
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Recovering files from before a format/reinstall problems?