Recover information from wiped hard drive

[Mapo]

I sent my lap top to PC World for repair. D drive was not recognising a disk
when I put one in. I know I should have backed everything up but I did'nt
think I would need to for that fault. When my lap top came back from PC World
(after almost 5 weeks) All the infomation on my C drive had gone and had
beenreplaced with things I did not want that were not there before. Is there
any way I can recover my lost info?

 

[philo]

"Mapo" <Mapo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6FA0668B-76E0-4F86-B1BA-0A3B781E518A@microsoft.com...
> I sent my lap top to PC World for repair. D drive was not recognising a
disk
> when I put one in. I know I should have backed everything up but I did'nt
> think I would need to for that fault. When my lap top came back from PC
World
> (after almost 5 weeks) All the infomation on my C drive had gone and had
> beenreplaced with things I did not want that were not there before. Is
there
> any way I can recover my lost info?


Not really.

There is a small possibility a lab could recover the data but it would cost
at least $1000

The kicker is that labs usually give you no guarantee...so it would be an
expensive gamble.

Live and learn

 

[John Q. Smith]

"Mapo" <Mapo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6FA0668B-76E0-4F86-B1BA-0A3B781E518A@microsoft.com...
>I sent my lap top to PC World for repair. D drive was not recognising a
>disk
> when I put one in. I know I should have backed everything up but I did'nt
> think I would need to for that fault. When my lap top came back from PC
> World
> (after almost 5 weeks) All the infomation on my C drive had gone and had
> beenreplaced with things I did not want that were not there before. Is
> there
> any way I can recover my lost info?


Not very likely :-(

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Mapo wrote:
> I sent my lap top to PC World for repair. D drive was not
> recognising a disk when I put one in. I know I should have backed
> everything up but I did'nt think I would need to for that fault.
> When my lap top came back from PC World (after almost 5 weeks) All
> the infomation on my C drive had gone and had beenreplaced with
> things I did not want that were not there before. Is there any way
> I can recover my lost info?


That really depends on what was done, how much money you can spend on it
(are willing to spend), how specific you can get about where things you want
were located and in the end - is doubtful anything will be recovered even if
it is the exact same hard disk drive/just overwritten.

Call "PC World" and demand to know what they have done.
Is your "D" drive a CD/DVD?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

[R. McCarty]

Five weeks ? - There is a chance that the drive now in the machine
is not even the same physical drive as the one you sent it. Or the
drive may have been overwritten with an image recovery. I'd have
to say chances of recovery are pretty slim.

Reputable shops should ( If they are competent ) ask if your data
is backed up.

"Mapo" <Mapo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6FA0668B-76E0-4F86-B1BA-0A3B781E518A@microsoft.com...
>I sent my lap top to PC World for repair. D drive was not recognising a
>disk
> when I put one in. I know I should have backed everything up but I did'nt
> think I would need to for that fault. When my lap top came back from PC
> World
> (after almost 5 weeks) All the infomation on my C drive had gone and had
> beenreplaced with things I did not want that were not there before. Is
> there
> any way I can recover my lost info?

 

[HeyBub]

Mapo wrote:
> I sent my lap top to PC World for repair. D drive was not recognising
> a disk when I put one in. I know I should have backed everything up
> but I did'nt think I would need to for that fault. When my lap top
> came back from PC World (after almost 5 weeks) All the infomation on
> my C drive had gone and had beenreplaced with things I did not want
> that were not there before. Is there any way I can recover my lost
> info?

I assume the "D" drive you're talking about is your CD drive. If so, there
is no reason your hard drive shold have been touched.

Call PC World. Your data are probably lying about the shop somewhere. If
they say they don't have your data, your line is "What are you going to do
to get it back for me? I'd hate to think you're on the hook for several
thousand dollars to a professional recovery service."

Seriously, dude, you've got to fuss like the third monkey on Noah's
gangplank. There is no excuse for them abusing you that way.

 

[Mapo]

"HeyBub" wrote:

> Mapo wrote:
> > I sent my lap top to PC World for repair. D drive was not recognising
> > a disk when I put one in. I know I should have backed everything up
> > but I did'nt think I would need to for that fault. When my lap top
> > came back from PC World (after almost 5 weeks) All the infomation on
> > my C drive had gone and had beenreplaced with things I did not want
> > that were not there before. Is there any way I can recover my lost
> > info?
>
> I assume the "D" drive you're talking about is your CD drive. If so, there
> is no reason your hard drive shold have been touched.
>
> Call PC World. Your data are probably lying about the shop somewhere. If
> they say they don't have your data, your line is "What are you going to do
> to get it back for me? I'd hate to think you're on the hook for several
> thousand dollars to a professional recovery service."
>
> Seriously, dude, you've got to fuss like the third monkey on Noah's
> gangplank. There is no excuse for them abusing you that way.

> Hi Thanks to everyone for there response. Actually I have not lost anything that was important to me. My main object of writing was to highlight and warn others of putting your trust in such comanies. As Philo says "You live and learn"
Thanks again
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