How can I recover data from a formatted external hard disc?

etapias · 12-06-2015, 05:52 AM

jens · 12-06-2015, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by etapias

How can I recover data from a formatted external hard disc?

See: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DataRecovery

It really depends on what you did (breaking/deleting a partition table is almost a non-issue, re-formatting with something else is a different story).

etapias · 12-06-2015, 07:46 AM

Hi Jens!
I started to install opensuse-leap 41.1. It did not install on my hard drive. But the installer delete or formatted the external hard drive. I really do not know what the installer did. I just know that I do not have my data on the external drive.
Thank you for you

unSpawn · 12-06-2015, 08:02 AM

Did you complete the installation?
If not at what stage did you break it off?
Can you install Photorec and Testdisk on whatever you are running right now (or use a CDROM with those applications on it)?

jens · 12-07-2015, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etapias

Hi Jens!
I started to install opensuse-leap 41.1. It did not install on my hard drive. But the installer delete or formatted the external hard drive. I really do not know what the installer did. I just know that I do not have my data on the external drive.
Thank you for you

Before trying to recover anything, make sure your new system has all the right drivers for it (use a live cd if needed).
Can you still access your device?

Could you post the output from (using whatever system you have working):

Code:

fdisk -l

jamison20000e · 12-07-2015, 07:49 AM

There are some forensics tools that may help a little?