Yay...more bad news...I downloaded EaseUS Data Recover Wizard free edition and it doesn't even see the drive to recover information from it....i fear i'm going to have similar results with the other two but i'll give them a shot tomorrow...
I think it is time for you to try Test Disk for Data Recovery.
TestDisk - CGSecurity
Please go through the online documentation diligently.
First try PhotoRec, which is absolutely safe since it does not write anything to the disk being recovered.
If not successful, then try Test Disk.
Apart from the online documentation these two hands-on trial should help you get a grip on these.
Guide to using PhotoRec recovery software.
Regain a lost drive using Test Disk - An Illustrated Guide
The other thing I always recommend first is to check accessibility with a Live Linux CD.
Lucid Puppy way to recover files from a non-bootable computer
Good Luck.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....EaseUS sees my Drive!!!!
It's working on it now....I'm walking away and letting it work... fingers crossed
Now i'm getting really sick of this....comp just died...instantaneously....wtf keeps causing it to do this....there is no blue screen, no error...it just shuts off...and now it won't boot (even with the probelm HDD removed)
If i can get this thing to come up i'm gonna wipe it and start over...after i recover some docs...i'm tired of this....
Last edited by jbroaf; 06 Jul 2012 at 05:10. Reason: addtl info
files recoverd from my desktop...back to basics you go...see you all in a few hours
Ok...so long story short..had to do some more computer work but my computer has stopped resetting itself and the recovery program is running now...can't wait to see how well this is going to workfingers crossed
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