Re: Partition Magic - will Undelete Partition restore my data?
From: Max (nospam_at_notvalid.com)
Date: 10/14/04
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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:59:54 -0400
Sounds like the case, so I'll try the some recovery software, or possibly
the "DOS" one included. PM didn't really give any details about what
undelete actually does, even in their online knowledge base which is just a
copy of the manual.
grrr!
-Max
"John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@mvps.org.NOSPAM> wrote in message
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> At a rough guess i would say No. Undelete partition is ok if you have
> accidentally delete a partition and want it back immediately. In your case
> you have attempted to 'merge' partitions, and got an error into the
> bargain. data has obviously been moved, overwritten etc so the chances of
> a full recovery are slight. However, you really have nothing to loose by
> trying it. If you accept that your data is already lost, if you undelete
> and your data returns it is a bonus. But personally i think it will be a
> lost cause. See restriction on undeleting partitions - Page 46 Powerquest
> Partition magic user Guide for further details.
>
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> "Max" <nospam@notvalid.com> wrote in message
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>> My question:
>> If I "Undelete Partition" will it restore the data as well?
>>
>> Details of my problem:
>> More of a software question, but I was using Partition Magic to merge two
>> partitions and it stopped and gave me an error. So closed it and
>> rebooted, only to find one partition is marked "UNALLOCATED!" I had about
>> 50GB of data on there I want.
>>
>> -Max
>>
>
>
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