A user had a problem with their PC, easiest option was to re-format it, and install the OS and apps from scratch. Unfortunately, i didn't make a backup of their profile, and didn't realise my mistake until the OS and a couple of apps were already installed on the freshly formatted PC. It was a roaming profile, so most of the data was stored on the server, but his 'local settings' from within his profile aren't. I need to get this back, as he had a lot of data stored there to do with settings, cookies etc etc. Can anyone recommend software that would be able to help in this situation?
no backup, re-formatted pc, need data back
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For the purposes of recovering data from the formated hard drive...to obtain profile settings and cookies...really?....REALLY?
Unless he had something on there which is unrecoverable and was no where else ?(you need to be shot and so does he if so) then just get him to enter it all in again? It will take half the time as it would you trying to recover profile settings from a formatted hard disk in my opinion.
Chalk it down to experience, backup = win, help him with what he is missing and move on?
Unless he had something on there which is unrecoverable and was no where else ?(you need to be shot and so does he if so) then just get him to enter it all in again? It will take half the time as it would you trying to recover profile settings from a formatted hard disk in my opinion.
Chalk it down to experience, backup = win, help him with what he is missing and move on?
No personal attacks! obviously, it's not just the cookies i'm after, hence the etc etc in my OP. I'm not sure about your setup, but at my workplace the archive pst is stored in the users local settings, which aren't transferred to the users roaming profile when the user logs off. His MS Word templates which have been specifically created for him are also stored in his local settings, along with may other things. None of which, are copied to his roaming profile. I mentioned cookies, as i didn't want to go into details, but to give an example of what is stored within the local settings folder. I'm looking for the name of some software which can achieve what i'm trying to do, if you can't help, fine, but don't come in here and be a arse about it.
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I think you need to calm down a bit. It was a legitimate concern, there's no need to bite the guy's head off.
If you search there are quite a few threads on file recovery. Here are a few programs that might help:
recuva
GetDataBack NTFS
http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
testdisk
If you search there are quite a few threads on file recovery. Here are a few programs that might help:
recuva
GetDataBack NTFS
http://www.quetek.com/prod02.htm
testdisk
I've used GetDataBackNTFS and it saved my arse (I accidentally screwed up the MFT and th ebackup of my girlfriends primary hard drive (all her photos and hand drawn pictures, music and files!).
We specifically get the user's archive PSTs on the server which is backed up a few times a day.
We specifically get the user's archive PSTs on the server which is backed up a few times a day.
Wasn't purposly being an arse about it, from the sounds of what you explained originally it didn't seem that you really lost much that couldn't be rectified quicker. Hence my "Unless he had something on there which is unrecoverable and was no where else ?".
Obviously after a bit more detail I can see why you wanted to get it back so badly.
Glad you managed to recover what you needed and learnt a valuable lesson along the way
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