Hi guys, a mate of mine running win 11 "cuz he is very stupid" formatted a drive and lost a load of photographs etc.
I don't have the drive yet.
What can I use to check drive and undo the format AKA rescue the files.
I remember having a program years back which I ran on win7 to scan and copy files onto a different drive.
Keep it simple as I ain't great using computer, I know enough not to use windows now a-days
Thanks
Dave
I used to use DiskDigger for that purpose. It can be tedious - and you want to narrow the photo extensions to just the common formats used (Hopefully, he saved mos tin common formats) to reduce clutter.
There is a pay-for DiskDigger that is less tedious - though both versions are as effective.
Hopefully, he did a simple marker removal when he formatted the drive and not a bit-by-bit wipe.
Aravisian, na he is too stupid to do a bit-by-bit format, I ain't got the drive yet, could be a usb stick or external drive, my guess is, he right clicked on the wrong drive letter and hit format (2 - 3 weeks ago) and is only now looking for the files.
On a change of subject, but staying with (format) I wrote the first part of the thread, clicked / X'ed off firefox came back home clicked back on firefox, low and behold ALL my book-marks are gone, all 117 passwords as well, it's as if I have installed firefox for the first time..
That is strange
I will some time get a look at Diskdigger and see what it is like to use
Thanks
Dave
When you got home and launched Firefox, did it launch as a new profile? Try switching profiles...
I have used testdisk in the past to recover deleted photos from an SD card after an accidental format testdisk — testdisk 7.2 documentation
From their website, it should be able to deal with many hard drive problems
TestDisk can be used to recover lost partitions, fix boot sectors, and recover files from damaged or deleted file systems. It is mainly used to recover data from hard drives, but it can also work with other storage devices such as USB drives and memory cards. It supports a wide variety of file systems, including NTFS, exFAT, FAT, ext2, ext3, and ext4.
But I am afraid that this tool is all command line, there is no graphical user interface for it.
The problem with TestDisk is recovered images end up as thumbnails (from not long ago). Rescuezilla also includes Photorec (Photo Recovery) which you could also try, but I think @Aravisian 's solution is probably going to be your best bet.
Didn't have a profile setup, had to go and look about them, that s some thing I would not do, set a profile, like I said "Strange" don't matter
Still ain't got the drive, I did try and load / download Diskdigger with no luck, nor do I know any thing about command line, so I will not be doing that unless some one lays it out for me, guys don't do that and on that note, I am away to make a cup of coffee for me-self and the wife cuz I seen a cake that needs eaten....................................ya
Dave
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