(Urgent!) Need help recovering system files


  1. roharia
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    (Urgent!) Need help recovering system files


    I was supposed to format my friends computer and install Windows 7 for him (He was on Ubuntu 11.04) - After the install we updated windows (System update) about 3 times and an hour later he remembered that he had some very important school files on Ubuntu which are now lost due to me formatting his drive. I want to know if there is any way I could recover these for him? They were all open-office documents (About 4 of them, nonetheless they took him about 2 weeks)
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  3. karlsnooks
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    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
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    roharia,
    Welcome to SevenForums.

    What ever you do, do NOT use the disk with the missing info until someone brings a solution for you.

    I will give you a solution that has worked for others, but your case is a little different so I can make absolutely no guarantees.

    I'm giving you to link to the portable version. Please read the description there.
    Recuva - Portable version
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  4. roharia
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    Thanks for the quick reply; I'm trying it now.
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  6. roharia
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    Damn! It has an ETA of 14 hours! Is that normal? Should I wait it out?
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  7. karlsnooks
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    I don't have an idea what you are talking about.

    However, if that is the time for the scan and recovery, then:
    YES. Wait it out.

    14 hours is nothing compared to the anguish of losing days of work.
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  8. kado897
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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    I hate to put a dampner on this but Ubuntu uses an entirely different file system and partitioning. I think it extremely unlikely that recuva will be able to recover them but don't let that stop you from trying.
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  10. mjf
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    Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
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    You may need to do some googling in the linux community.
    This may be worth a read
    Recover Data Like a Forensics Expert Using an Ubuntu Live CD - How-To Geek
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