As I was trying to install Arch Linux on my Mac (dual-booting), I accidentally deleted my Mac partition! To add insult to injury, the version of linux I downloaded was the wrong one, so I couldn't even have that. I reintalled Mac 10.5 (I have the 10.6 cd, just haven't reinstalled that one yet), and now I want desperately to recover from the old partition. Please help!
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Deleted my Mac OS X Partition!
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I did, but unfortunately it is several months old. In that time, I began all my ventures into programming, so all of my major files and important data are on that partition! I know there are softwares out there that can supposedly recover the partition, but I don't know which one to get. They're all between 100 and 180 dollars, so I don't want to get the wrong one.
To recover a wiped drive, I highly recommend Data Rescue III. It's the best recovery software I've ever used, and I've used a variety (did this on an almost daily basis as a Mac tech for a while, not at an Apple Store, but a third-party retailer). Actually, to clarify, I used Data Rescue II, but the new version should work just as well or better.
It's $99, and well worth it.
jW
It's $99, and well worth it.
jW
You could try testdisk http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
worked well for me for almost the same problem, and it's free
worked well for me for almost the same problem, and it's free
I'm praying that you get your files back mate. I know first hand how devistating losing your precious files can be.
Thanks everyone for the quick and friendly responses! I downloaded the demo of Data Rescue, but it didn't seem to find any deleted files! With testdisk, it shows a large number of partitions inside my computer. I'm not sure exactly how I'm supposed to use these softwares, so any help here is greatly appreciated.
You also shouldn't get your hopes up.. Data rescue software does not always work, or do exactly what you were expecting.
At this point consider it all lost, and any thing that is recovered is better than nothing.
At this point consider it all lost, and any thing that is recovered is better than nothing.
Data Rescue 3 did find some data, about 50GB, as opposed to the 110-130 lost, but it's better than nothing! I'm going to search through partitions and see what else there is in terms of lost data. I found some files, like a .png and a .jpg, but when I click the preview button, it only shows text. Does that mean the file was ruined?