I've had some luck with EASUS partition master using the partition recovery wizard.
----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Stovall <[email protected]> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> Sent: Mon Apr 05 19:22:25 2010 Subject: Re: recover initialized drive Do any of the utilities you've tried have the option to recover deleted partitions? On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 7:13 PM, Eldridge, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > I tried testdisk and no luck. I dl the ontrack software and no luck. > > The department affected is thinking of paying for an ontrack solution to see > if they can get the db off of it. > > Thanks > > dave > > > > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 8:36 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: recover initialized drive > > > > If the drive was not destructively formatted, and no other data was put on > it after it was initialized, it should be recoverable, at least partly. For > free, try "testdisk". If no help, download the free software from OnTrack > to see if it thinks anything can be recover. Lastly, you can send the drive > to Ontrack for professional recovery. > > > > Carl > > > > From: Eldridge, Dave [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 10:27 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT: recover initialized drive > > > > I have a single drive on a Dell 2850 that someone moved to another server > and “someone” did an initialize in the scsi bios and now there is no data on > this drive. Is this something Ontrack can recover or is there something else > to try or is this drive screwed? I really want to kick this “someone” . > > All ideas excepted. > > > > dave > > > > > > This e-mail contains the thoughts and opinions of the sender and does not > represent official Parkview Medical Center policy. > > This communication is intended only for the recipient(s) named above, may be > confidential and/or legally privileged: and, must be treated as such in > accordance with state and federal laws. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this communication, or > any of its contents, is prohibited. If you have received this communication > in error, please return to sender and delete the message from your computer > system.{token} > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
