ok, just deleted main partition with all my work ever on (not written to disc) help

bledd · 26 Jan 2006 at 19:49

deleted the partition on my 250gb icy box when installing windows by accident

didn't format it or anything, just chose delete.

really want my stuff back! where do i go from here!

(windows based tools prefered)

bledd · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:05

can i just right click it in Disk management and create partition?

or will the data be missing..

bledd · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:14

i've got loads of hard drives here basically

i forgot to integrate my SATA driver into my xpcd, and forgot to turn off my icybox (i've been testing nlite installs all day)

i saw one drive there, clicked 'delete partition' then realised, and exited.

i did NOT continue with the install

, i just F3'd out and resumed with my current install -the icy box doesn't have an installation of windows on it, just a lot of data that i need (its my backup drive basically)

so the only 'damage' i've done is removing the partion (it only had one) i didn't choose to format the drive at all

then i ran to the forums to ask

bledd · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:24

what i'd like to do is just click 'remake partition' and have all my data still there as i know its not damaged

dont want to go through the process of recovering it all to another drive first..

can partition magic help me out?

bledd · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:46

robjf said:
Testdisk should do it. I dont think there is a native undeleteong of partitions in windows, just try Testdisk

Rob

Overload said:
If you just deleted it then TestDisk should easily find it.

omg, thanks so much guys

/stops pooing self

bledd · 26 Jan 2006 at 23:20

@SiriusB

know what you mean mate!

i've never messed this up before (and i've done about 15 installs today), was on the phone to my mrs when making my disc and missed the drivers section

bledd · 26 Jan 2006 at 23:50

yeah, used the tool you suggested

just what i was after