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**ticfarentibia** · 07-03-2009, 03:46 AM

tried restarting in Safe Mode? F8 during start up.

And on topic of data recovery, even if you restore everything back to factory, it will "delete" the data, but you have to remember that data is just bunch of virtual numbers. As long as HDD itself is functional, 95% of the time you can recover everything using recovery programs. Don't bother using recovery centers, they will charge you god know how much and they will use exactly the same programs. Scanning your PC to recover data may take a full day (depending on amount of data), but in most cases it will recover data, IF hard drive is functional. I had something like that happen to me before, recovered all data without any problems.

Nothing is truly deleted on hard drive, unless you physically brake the hdd or put a powerful magnet on it.

07-03-2009, 03:46 AM	#12
ticfarentibia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 449 Senior Member	tried restarting in Safe Mode? F8 during start up. And on topic of data recovery, even if you restore everything back to factory, it will "delete" the data, but you have to remember that data is just bunch of virtual numbers. As long as HDD itself is functional, 95% of the time you can recover everything using recovery programs. Don't bother using recovery centers, they will charge you god know how much and they will use exactly the same programs. Scanning your PC to recover data may take a full day (depending on amount of data), but in most cases it will recover data, IF hard drive is functional. I had something like that happen to me before, recovered all data without any problems. Nothing is truly deleted on hard drive, unless you physically brake the hdd or put a powerful magnet on it.
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