iphitus Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hey guys My friend dual boots Windows and Linux and has all his data on a FAT32 partition. He got infected with a virus in Windows and the virus scanner wiped ALL the files from all the partitions accessible by Windows, just the files, not the folders. He said it happened very quickly so i assume it hasnt been overwritten. He hasnt written to the partition since then, he has only read it from Linux. The filesystem seems to be fine, there have been no errors reading. I am looking for a free Linux app or a DOS app to undelete the files from a FAT32 partition. I have googled my brains out and found nothing. Most stuff needs to be paid -- we dont have the money -- for or is Windows GUI (really f*ckin usefull when you dont have a GUI). He needs to get a handful of vital pieces of schoolwork that he has worked on since last backup Also, if you see my brains somewhere on google please mail it to iphitusau [AT] yahoo.com.au Same applies for sanity Thankyou iphitus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Have a look there Tiramisu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris z Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 i've heard (read) some good things about the aboved link (Tiramisu).........but....... the free download trial version of that is basically "teaseware". from what i've read, the free download will tell you if the recovery is actually possible, then if possible, let you recover 5 files. that may be enough for your friends needs, iphitus.......maybe not. in a nut shell, any type of data recovery from a crippled disc is gonna cost money, & lots of it, either from a professional data recovery service or from an app that you can buy to do the job. back up, back up, back up, & keep the anti virus up to date if you use Windows. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLA21 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Have a look at this one: http://ebcd.pcministry.com/ You can run Norton Unerase utility from DOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted March 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 THankyou oh so very much! It was a lifesaver villa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 iphitus.... has it worked ???? If not can you see the partitions or did it mangle them ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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