Recover files from old windows installation

Using PhotoRec to recover lost data
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thinlizzy
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Recover files from old windows installation

#1 Post by thinlizzy »

Hi is there anybody give me a hint.
I think the disk was damaged for energy cut.
I made a new install of windows 10 sh on a laptop , but I committ an error, when windows ask me to install it I choose the option to installing and formating but I did not back up.
I tried to use photorec, it took around 20 hours to recover i saw a message that some parts of the disk has failure, but I just recovered, jpg, mp3, dll, php and .exe files that I do not need, is it possible to recover a file .mq4?
The disk is 1TB .


Thanks in advance
recuperation
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Re: Recover files from old windows installation

#2 Post by recuperation »

thinlizzy wrote: Yesterday, 14:58 Hi is there anybody give me a hint.
I think the disk was damaged for energy cut.
I made a new install of windows 10 sh on a laptop , but I committ an error, when windows ask me to install it I choose the option to installing and formating but I did not back up.
I tried to use photorec, it took around 20 hours to recover i saw a message that some parts of the disk has failure, but I just recovered, jpg, mp3, dll, php and .exe files that I do not need, is it possible to recover a file .mq4?
The disk is 1TB .

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Thanks in advance
A file type named "mq4" as described in

https://www.reviversoft.com/file-extensions/mq4

is not supported by PhotoRec.

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/File_Fo ... y_PhotoRec

Depending on the type of your disk and your way of installation there might be nothing left over and you might only find stuff contained in your most recent installation.

20 hours recovery time is too slow even for a 2,5'' hardddisk with 5400 rpm.
It appears that you did not recover your files on a another, hopefully empty disk.
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