how can i recover data from a WD hard drive?

[dbeck29]

my imac crashed last week but thankfully i had back up of all my files via my western digital my studio hard drive. thankfully right? well i royally screwed up and while trying to fix my crashed hard drive on my imac, i guess i accidentally reformatted my external drive, deleting EVERYTHING

I am pretty sure that I can go to a vendor and have them restore the HD correct? If so, what does something like that cost? I had probably 50 gigs lost, mostly photos, MP3, AVIs, and programs. Is it possible to get all that back or do i sit in the corner and cry for a bit while i take in the reality that I lost years worth of my life?

 

[r.j.s]

You can try Data Rescue II, I haven't used it, but I've heard good things about it.

 

[dbeck29]

You can try Data Rescue II, I haven't used it, but I've heard good things about it.

thanks for the info. i coughed up the $99 for it to see what happens. ill update the thread when its complete.

 

[nanofrog]

my imac crashed last week but thankfully i had back up of all my files via my western digital my studio hard drive. thankfully right? well i royally screwed up and while trying to fix my crashed hard drive on my imac, i guess i accidentally reformatted my external drive, deleting EVERYTHING

I am pretty sure that I can go to a vendor and have them restore the HD correct? If so, what does something like that cost? I had probably 50 gigs lost, mostly photos, MP3, AVIs, and programs. Is it possible to get all that back or do i sit in the corner and cry for a bit while i take in the reality that I lost years worth of my life?

Data Recovery services are very expensive. I've seen quotes over $2kUSD for a single drive.