Originally posted by Violet
Im in a big mess here
Story:
So I was on windows 8 release preview, had all my things on there e.g pictures, phone back up etc.
Then one day I decided to go back to windows 7 without backing anything up.
I deleted all partitions and remade a new one and installed windows 7 to it
After installing 7, that's when I remembered that I forgot to back up my data
Can you guys please help me recover my important files? It's very urgent or am I screwed?
I tried Aid file recovery
EaseUS data recovery
Bottom Line: I want my windows 8 partition back so I can get the data from it!
The data is not actually lost. The Data is never TRULY lost from ANY drive unless it is simply destroyed. Your best bet is to ditch the software, and go to a professional.
When you delete/format/do whatever, the space is simply marked as empty, so if you're lucky and nothing wrote over those sectors, you should still be good to go. Unfortunately, there will be some un-recoverable data. Downloading things etc. really only makes it worse.
If the data was truly precious and you really need it, go to a professional.