If you've not reformatted, you can use gpart to recover it: http://oss.sgi.com/LDP/HOWTO/LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO/disk_partition_rescue.html
Basically, gpart /dev/sda will auto detect all the partitions that may or may not be on sda (without partition table entries). gpart -W /dev/sda /dev/sda will perform the detection & write out a new partition table with the detected entries. On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Jeremiah Bess <jeremiah.b...@gmail.com>wrote: > Lesson to be learned: Backup before showing off. =) > > I used a program years ago (can't remember the name now), but it was on an > existing NTFS partition. I am not sure how well any program will work on a > partition formatted as something else. I searched for open source data > recovery, and found http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk. Worth a try. > If it doesn't work how the disk is partitioned now, consider changing the > partition type back to NTFS, and try it again. > > Good luck. Go spend some serious money on your grandson to reclaim your > hero status! > > Jeremiah E. Bess > Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four > > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 09:04, Elon G. ("Matt") Matthews < > ematt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> In the process of showing off to my grandson I was installing Ubuntu >> on his laptop and repartitioned his hard drive, as I have done several >> times before. However, this time I had either a finger check or a >> brain cramp and (using gparted) deleted his Windows 7 ntfs partition >> where all of his personal files are located. I am not a hero any >> more! Since the partition has not been accessed since the deletion I >> have to believe that the original information is still there. Can >> anyone recommend a utility that might recover the partition at least >> to the point where I can retrieve the personal files? In order of >> importance I need a utility that: 1. recovers the files, 2. runs as a >> bootable standalone utility or under Ubuntu, 3. is free or of minimal >> cost, 4. makes me a hero. >> >> >> Any and all help or suggestions will be deeply appreciated. >> >> Matt >> >> -- >> Elon G. ("Matt") Matthews >> 4263 Vega Course >> Liverpool, NY 13090 >> (315) 652-6256 >> ematt...@gmail.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> linuxusersgroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup >> References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri >> Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor >> http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri > Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rulesor > http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf) > -- Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup References can be found at: http://goo.gl/anqri Please remember to abide by our list rules (http://tinyurl.com/LUG-Rules or http://cdn.fsdev.net/List-Rules.pdf)
