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I backed up my entire PC before my windows 7 reinstall. After doing my reinstall my WD hard drive has no data what so ever. Its blank!

Why is this?
 

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ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
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3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
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Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
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CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
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Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
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Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
here we go
 

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My Computer

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PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste
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PC/Desktop
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Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste
What program did you use to back up your system before you did the reinstall?.

Did you disconnect all the hard drives other than the one you wanted to reinstall Windows to before you did the reinstall of Windows?.
 

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Self built using existing case
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
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Intel i5 3570 3.4Ghz Ivy Bridge SKT 1155 quad core
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Gigabyte Z77-HD3 SKT 1155 2xSata 3, 4x USB 3.0
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G-Skill Rip Jaws 16Gb (8x2) DDR3 -1600 PC3 12800 CL 10 red
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Gigabyte NVIDIA GT610 1Gb DDR3 810/1200 PCI-E 2.0 Silent
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NVIDIA High Definition & Realtech High Definition Audio
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2 x Philips 226V4L 16:9 aspect ratio
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 HD
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Samsung 840 Pro 256gb SSD, SATA 3.
Hitachi Touro Portable 1tb, USB 3.0 HDD used for image b/ups.
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Corsair VS450
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Codeng
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PSU fan & CPU fan
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Logitech
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Logitech Wireless trackball M570
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Wireless 3G. 3mg down & 550kb up.
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Bitdefender Internet Security 2020
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Opera (Current Version) & Firefox
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MS Office 2013 Pro. Davis weather station software. MGE Nova 600 avr UPS.
I used acronis. I'm positive i unplugged my HD then reinstalled windows.
 

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PC/Desktop
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Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste

My Computer

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Own build
OS
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
PSU
Seasonic M12II 520W
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Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
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Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
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Logitech MK520 (wireless)
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Logitech MK520
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6-7 Mbps
Antivirus
Norton Security Premium, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser
FireFox
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Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
Ok i will give it a try. Whats the chances?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste
Driver170 said:
Ok i will give it a try. Whats the chances?
Click to expand...
Who knows. Your drive is showing zero data at the moment. In these circumstances you have to make the decision.
 

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Own build
OS
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
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Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
PSU
Seasonic M12II 520W
Case
Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling
Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Keyboard
Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK520
Internet Speed
6-7 Mbps
Antivirus
Norton Security Premium, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser
FireFox
Other Info
Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
Well it finished after 8 hours but nothing came back, it didn't even give you a message saying unable to retrieve data just a window saying click finish.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste
There are other data recovery programs like Recuva but I suspect the file system has been wiped.
Hopefully you didn't have anything you can't live without on the drive. It may not be much comfort but it is always a good idea to keep at least 2 backups of very important data on 2 or more drives. I have system images on 3 separate drives.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Own build
OS
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
PSU
Seasonic M12II 520W
Case
Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling
Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Keyboard
Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK520
Internet Speed
6-7 Mbps
Antivirus
Norton Security Premium, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser
FireFox
Other Info
Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
Driver170 said:
Well it finished after 8 hours but nothing came back, it didn't even give you a message saying unable to retrieve data just a window saying click finish.
Click to expand...

If you had run Partition Recovery Wizard, it does not retrieve your data. When it completes the scan, it will only show you a Window with details of any partition/s found - Lost/Deleted as well as Existing.

Did you run a Quick Scan or Full Scan? Answer.

Post a screenshot of the Window that appears on completion of the scan.

( From the Windows Disk Management screenshot, it appears that your drive has been formatted.It also shows it is 100% free which can happen after formatting and a new NTFS has been written overwriting any that had existed.)
 

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For the future i will use two HD for image backup.

Hi, i ran the full scan. So what option will i use except recovery wizard? This time round i will take a screen shot
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste
If the partition could be recovered, we shall do that. Then you can see all the data in the present drive itself.

So run the Full Scan again. On completion( you said 8 hours, let it take even 10 hours - I am not running away :)) post the screenshot of the Window that appears. I would be surprised if it is a blank Window with only the Finish and Cancel buttons.

If Partition Recovery fails for any reason, we shall try some other Data Recovery software to retrieve the data.

If you hadn't wiped the drive clean with some wiping software or DiskPart Clean all , the data should be there and retrievable - even after formatting. You may require another HDD with sufficient space to copy the data.
 

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Ok thanks alot, its looking promising but who knows :) i will re - run the full scan. What option am i looking for apart from recovery wizard to retrieve my data?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Own build
OS
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
PSU
Seasonic M12II 520W
Case
Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling
Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Keyboard
Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse
Logitech MK520
Internet Speed
6-7 Mbps
Antivirus
Norton Security Premium, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser
FireFox
Other Info
Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
I will try it again and i will also try your link to recuva
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
OS
Windows 7 64 bit
CPU
Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-4770k Quad Core (
Motherboard
ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE
Memory
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.
Graphics Card(s)
3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP -
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VG248QE 24-inch 3D LED Monitor - Black (1920x1080, 8000
Hard Drives
1st Hard Disk 240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
PSU
CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD,
Case
COOLERMASTER CM STORM TROOPER - GAMING ENTHUSIAST CASE
Cooling
Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance. Thermal Paste
Please upload the screenshots to SevenForum servers. I can barely see and read the drop box shots..
 

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OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
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