Hello!
I accidently quick formatted a HD in Windows 7 with the "format fs=NTFS LABEL=”Windows 7” QUICK OVERRIDE” command.
the drive is now empty, is there any chance i can get hands on my files? i googled a lot but i cannot find any solutions
Accidently quick format
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DerInternet
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Re: Accidently quick format
i tried the photo recovery tool, it finds some data but with some cryptic names. i tried another tool by another producer and this tools finds the right filenames!?
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cgrenier
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Re: Accidently quick format
PhotoRec doesn't recover original filenames (except for FAT in expert mode), so if you need them, use the other tool.