Question similar to this came up on another forum. Someone mentioned this -
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
I have never used it, so I can say whether it works or not.
On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 11:04 AM, Elon G. ("Matt") Matthews <
[email protected]> 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
>
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