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Massive Data Loss - Windows Reset
Tech Addict
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Pro User
I'm in panic. I've lost around 347GB of data in my wife's computer, including videos and photos of my son since his birth and lots of her academic stuff. I had to reset her Windows 8 installation and I think that I wrongly selected to reset all partitions. I can't figure out nothing else.
I downloaded EaseUS Data Recovery 5.8.5 and it's running for about 1 hour and already found over 40000 files. It indicates a remaining time of around 4 hours. I'm worried about it. Is that long time normal?
Vlad.
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
Well-Known Member
Power User
For a data that big, then yes. It is normal.
At least you don't choose clean drive thoroughly (equivalent to clean all in diskpart).
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo Y520
CPU
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
Motherboard
OEM Lenovo
Memory
4GB DDR4-2400
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Sound Card
Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
1 (2)
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
Keyboard
OEM Lenovo
Mouse
Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Internet Speed
100 Mbps
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
PC:
AMD Athlon X4 760K
8GB DDR3-1866
AMD Radeon RX 460
Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
Polyhedric Stellation
VIP Member
Pro User
That happened once here as well and I found too many RAW files and "lost files" with 00001 000002....
Then I reformatted the drive (because I wasn't so pleased with the result) and then selected "Partition recovery".
As long as you don't write anything new to the drive (direct recover files after loss) it will normally find all of them back.
You can try complete recovery but with partition, it detected the whole partition and then I knew what was on it from the previews (files were kept the orinal names without any 0000001 recovery name).
You just have to make sure you see the names of the needed files/partitions (that's a good sign) and then select those because usually it can detect many irrelevant partitions (fat12 stuff and factory partitions).
I know from one-time experience because this thing happened here, make sure you have enough extra space for recovery (new disk) and good luck on this one.
OS
Windows 10 x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy DV6 7250
CPU
Intel i7-3630QM
Motherboard
HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
Sound Card
IDT HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
Screen Resolution
multiple resolutions
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
PSU
120W adapter
Case
small
Cooling
laptop cooling pad
Keyboard
Backlit built-in + big one in USB
Mouse
SteelSeries Sensei
Internet Speed
slow and steady
Browser
Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
That's basically it.
Tech Addict
VIP Member
Pro User
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
Polyhedric Stellation
VIP Member
Pro User
Good to hear that!
The positive thing is that this makes you stronger regarding files and backups and next time it probably won't happen again.
Have a nice day.
OS
Windows 10 x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy DV6 7250
CPU
Intel i7-3630QM
Motherboard
HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
Sound Card
IDT HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
Screen Resolution
multiple resolutions
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
PSU
120W adapter
Case
small
Cooling
laptop cooling pad
Keyboard
Backlit built-in + big one in USB
Mouse
SteelSeries Sensei
Internet Speed
slow and steady
Browser
Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
That's basically it.
Well-Known Member
Power User
Glad you can get the problem sorted out. Thanks BTW for the link!
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo Y520
CPU
Intel Core i5 7300HQ
Motherboard
OEM Lenovo
Memory
4GB DDR4-2400
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Sound Card
Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays
1 (2)
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
Keyboard
OEM Lenovo
Mouse
Logitech G502 Proteus Core
Internet Speed
100 Mbps
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
PC:
AMD Athlon X4 760K
8GB DDR3-1866
AMD Radeon RX 460
Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
Well-Known Member
Team Member
As I recall you can recover 1gb at a time with the free version.
I have the pro version - seems pretty good.
OS
7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Tech Addict
VIP Member
Pro User
As I recall you can recover 1gb at a time with the free version.
I have the pro version - seems pretty good.
I had to grab a non politically correct full version to save my day (better saying, night), but in that case the end justifies the means.
Now I'm seriously considering getting a legal pro version.
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
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VIP Member
Guru
Backup to an external drive and keep it off-site. What if your house burned down?
OS
Windows 7
System Manufacturer/Model
Self-Built in July 2009
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
Tech Addict
VIP Member
Pro User
OS
Windows 10.0.10122
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
My Build - Vorttex Ultimate
CPU
Core i7 @ 4500 MHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z87-Plus
Memory
32GB DDR3 @ 1822 MHz (OC)
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon R9 280X 3GB @ 1180 / 6800 MHz
Sound Card
7.1 HDA
Monitor(s) Displays
LCD LG 22" + CRT LG 17"
Screen Resolution
1760 x 1320 / 1280 x 960
Hard Drives
1 x 240 GB SSD (System)
3 x 500 GB HDD (Data/Media)
1 x 2000 GB e-HDD (Backup)
PSU
ThermalTake 1000W PSU
Case
Corsair Carbide R300
Cooling
Corsair H60 (Push-Pull)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse
Internet Speed
60 Mbps (Down) 5 Mbps (Up)
Browser
IE, FF, Chrome
Antivirus
AVG Internet Security 2015
Other Info
Some wired stuff
I have all my data partition backed on an external drive encrypted by bitlocker. I use MS synctoy to do the backup every day. The external hard drive is at my office. My encrypted laptop travels with me home.