As the term is "Backup, backup, backup." Once you have reformatted a hard drive, recovering files will be really really difficult. Your best option would be to pull out a disk that has your latest backup, but it seems like you are requesting help in recovering your files and you haven't backed up your files.

Please provide the OS you are running. If we are to recommend ANY file recovering software, the Operating System version would be essential in helping. Please be advised that if we find a recovery program for you, your files may still not be recoverable.

Hi Techie. That's my line... LOL

Anyway, hi Mori and welcome to the PCWorld Communities. As Techie and Piyush have stated, data recovery on a formatted drive is next to impossible. However, as another member of the forum stated, there is one application that can at least show you whether or not a recovery is possible.

Data Rescue has a two part system for verifying whether or not a data recovery would be possible. You can download the free version by clicking on the hyperlink in the previous sentence. With the free version, the application will verify if a data recovery is possible. If a data recovery is possible, you would have to buy the full version at $99.

Now, as Techie implied, you can never have too many backup options. I have five backup options. If something like this happens to me, all I will lose is one of my backups...and suffer a bit of frustration.

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This is my personal Dream PC: http://forums.pcworld.com/blogs/mphenterprises/2007/12/21/my-gift-to-myself

I have used Stellar Phoenix file recovery software to recover my data. You can try this software its demo is free in which you can acess this software capability .The demo version completly scans your drive and you will able to see the preview of your recoverable data.Once you get the desired results download the full version from the site to complete your recovery.Dowload the software from
http://www.stellarinfo.com/download.htm

Hope this will help you and others to recover their data.