Restoring Deleted Files:::URGENT!!!

yurij_14 · Post by **yurij_14** » Sun Feb 11, 2001 10:08 pm

OK guys the situation is such: I zipped up my files and put them on CD. Then I erased it of my hard drive. Now I changed that Drive from FAT32 to NTFS. Thats isn't important. But the file that I zipped and put onto disk isn't working. It's like 500megs of stuff from along time. So what i'm asking for is links or names of any programs that do restoration of deleted files under the WIN2k platform..........

Please advice ASAP.......
Thanks

A_old · Post by **A_old** » Sun Feb 11, 2001 10:15 pm

restoring files after a filesystem switch? not likely, also if u've done some other stuff onthe puter at all, not likely.. i'd take the cd to a friend's house, unzip and burn extracted there.

64bit · Post by **64bit** » Mon Feb 12, 2001 3:04 am

Thats why I use WinRar better error recovery(as opposed to none for .zip files).

smaier69 · Post by **smaier69** » Tue Feb 13, 2001 8:14 pm

well, here's another use for Partition Magic.....

if yuo reeeeaally want or need that data, you could go and use Partition Magic to create a FAT32 partition at the end of your hdd, and then extract the data onto it. win2k will be able to read the data off of the FAT32 partition no problem.

you may need to set up a dual-boot config to get the job done (sayy.... win2k in NTFS as well as win2k in FAT32 on the second partition. set up Boot Magic and you are ready to extract using the FAT32 win2k side of your hdd), but maybe not.

may be more work for you than its worth, but its worth a shot.