How do I Unformat C drive

[KazaaBoy]

I tried almost everything but nothing works. I think it's because I installed windows over it when I formated.

Thank for the help!

[FreeDoom]

Hmmm, you should be able to recover something...
I've tried recover2000 and recovered most of the things although i should say, some of the files where corrupt

[KazaaBoy]

I guess something like this only the government can do.

[cheshirecat]

did you try GetDataBack ?

[KazaaBoy]

Yep tried it but not as good as Recover My Files. It got for me stuff I needed and couldn't get the bigger things like a AVI file.

[100%]

I guess something like this only the government can do.

The government gets it's software from somewhere...

[limesqueezer]

Well don't know about government or software, but i know its done with big machine to recover files from a pc of their choice of some criminal, it takes lots of time, whole day probably and it goes byte by byte. I know germans have that, saw it on tv once.

[cool skill]

If I format my C drive, there is a way to restore the files I formatted?
I did not think this was possible.
I always figured that formatting deletes everything.

[FreeDoom]

I think if we format and fill up the drive about 10 times, there's no way they can recover...

[Chewie]

I think if the authorities in a country want to see what is or has ever been on a hard drive, then they'll go a long way to find out. I think that they'd eventually get what they want, too.

If anyone's gonna dump a computer or hard drive at the local amenity site, their best chance of preventing information falling into the hands of thrid-world (give a big wave to Nigeria, everyone) ID thieves is to modify the hard drive with a 4lb hammer first.
This wouldn't prevent governmental agencies with the wherewithall and inclination to find data though; for that I'd say nuke it.