Can I recover data from a formatted SSD?

[nakedtons]

The OS on my main SSD is corrupt and I need to reformat the drive to install a fresh copy of Windows. It happened that I have multiple drives connected including my backup drive.

Could not install Windows on the main screen after booting up from usb bootable drive. Went into cmd and use diskpart to reformat the drive. I forgot the commands and went to google it. It said that I would need to list volume in diskpart I did so. Unfortunately, I confused list volume with list disk and accidentally use diskpart clean and then format ntfs to format the backup drive.

There was no other option but to proceed with fresh installation from my main drive as there wasn't any operating system. After installation, I checked the backup drive. Sure enough, everything is wiped clean with nothing left.

Tried all sorts of software including EaseUS and still did not manage to retrieve my files. I also called a data recovery store and told them about my situation. That guy said that recovering it is almost impossible. It could have still been saved had I not proceeded further than diskpart clean.

I am now kicking myself for not disconnecting my backup drive when doing a fresh installation of Windows. Is there any way the data could be saved?

I've attended a PC course. The trainer told us that SPF is still able to recover data from the very first even if the drive has been reformatted up to 7 times. Is such a service available?

The data is quite important as I have been transferring from different computers from 2004 till now. It holds sentimental value.

 

[alamakazim]

I can tell u sentimental value is like... nevermind la... lost means lost... my dad got so many film negatives... retired liao... shake leg 20 years also never go see them

anyway did u recover the files to another drive? if u copy it into the same ssd... then probably GG

 

[tsteo77]

The OS on my main SSD is corrupt and I need to reformat the drive to install a fresh copy of Windows. It happened that I have multiple drives connected including my backup drive.

Could not install Windows on the main screen after booting up from usb bootable drive. Went into cmd and use diskpart to reformat the drive. I forgot the commands and went to google it. It said that I would need to list volume in diskpart I did so. Unfortunately, I confused list volume with list disk and accidentally use diskpart clean and then format ntfs to format the backup drive.

There was no other option but to proceed with fresh installation from my main drive as there wasn't any operating system. After installation, I checked the backup drive. Sure enough, everything is wiped clean with nothing left.

Tried all sorts of software including EaseUS and still did not manage to retrieve my files. I also called a data recovery store and told them about my situation. That guy said that recovering it is almost impossible. It could have still been saved had I not proceeded further than diskpart clean.

I am now kicking myself for not disconnecting my backup drive when doing a fresh installation of Windows. Is there any way the data could be saved?

I've attended a PC course. The trainer told us that SPF is still able to recover data from the very first even if the drive has been reformatted up to 7 times. Is such a service available?

The data is quite important as I have been transferring from different computers from 2004 till now. It holds sentimental value.

Maybe this link able to help you ? > https://recoverit.wondershare.net/a...P9qWQ1Krlq7kktkWHoKAYVXoEV-pbhwIaApBxEALw_wcB

 

[nakedtons]

Maybe this link able to help you ? > https://recoverit.wondershare.net/a...P9qWQ1Krlq7kktkWHoKAYVXoEV-pbhwIaApBxEALw_wcB

Tried this. Did not work.

 

[nakedtons]

I can tell u sentimental value is like... nevermind la... lost means lost... my dad got so many film negatives... retired liao... shake leg 20 years also never go see them

anyway did u recover the files to another drive? if u copy it into the same ssd... then probably GG

No, everything is on the same ssd.

 

[tsteo77]

Tried this. Did not work.

Gave u tried this ? > https://www.recovery.sg/services/?g...xXdN-v3g12h35An4kg7nSoFjDS4DpBzkaApudEALw_wcB

 

[nakedtons]

Gave u tried this ? > https://www.recovery.sg/services/?g...xXdN-v3g12h35An4kg7nSoFjDS4DpBzkaApudEALw_wcB

Hope that it isn't too expensive even if they are able to recover the data.

 

[qhong61]

Hope that it isn't too expensive even if they are able to recover the data.

If expensive will u proceed

 

[nakedtons]

If expensive will u proceed

Depends. If they say no guarantee then I will not proceed.

 

[TanKianW]

The OS on my main SSD is corrupt and I need to reformat the drive to install a fresh copy of Windows. It happened that I have multiple drives connected including my backup drive.

Could not install Windows on the main screen after booting up from usb bootable drive. Went into cmd and use diskpart to reformat the drive. I forgot the commands and went to google it. It said that I would need to list volume in diskpart I did so. Unfortunately, I confused list volume with list disk and accidentally use diskpart clean and then format ntfs to format the backup drive.

There was no other option but to proceed with fresh installation from my main drive as there wasn't any operating system. After installation, I checked the backup drive. Sure enough, everything is wiped clean with nothing left.

Tried all sorts of software including EaseUS and still did not manage to retrieve my files. I also called a data recovery store and told them about my situation. That guy said that recovering it is almost impossible. It could have still been saved had I not proceeded further than diskpart clean.

I am now kicking myself for not disconnecting my backup drive when doing a fresh installation of Windows. Is there any way the data could be saved?

I've attended a PC course. The trainer told us that SPF is still able to recover data from the very first even if the drive has been reformatted up to 7 times. Is such a service available?

The data is quite important as I have been transferring from different computers from 2004 till now. It holds sentimental value.

Try OTS (free) recovery software on Windows first. If it does not work, your best option is to use Linux which may be fully CLI.

When you go "off-course" you dun stick to Windows. Boot into Linux and do the recovery. If cannot figure it out, then just pay for it. Just so you know most (competent) data recovery services also start with using Linux data recovery tools before diving deep into physical data forensic (clean room).

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/top-best-linux-data-recovery-tools
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[nakedtons]

I still have a dead SSD with 1/3 of my files stored in it. Can it be read if I put it in an enclosure?

 

[TanKianW]

I still have a dead SSD with 1/3 of my files stored in it. Can it be read if I put it in an enclosure?

The key word here is "dead"?

 

[alamakazim]

No, everything is on the same ssd.

U shouldnt recover with your own ssd

 

[jeff79]

99.9% gone.

Below is a data recovery technician with ace lab pc3000 explaining and demo whether can recover data from SSD after deleted files or format drive. Can use YouTube auto translate subtitles to English if do not understand mandarin.

Conclusion is need to immediately power off the ssd. The os trim function and ssd garbage collection will start to clear the data immediately. Within 10-20 minutes entire drive cleared. Only the very old 10+ years like ago ssd like Intel x25 without trim/garbage collection will keep the data until the space is required for new data.

Even if immediately power off also needs the ace lab PC3000 able to support/emulate the ssd controller. 99% of new ssd within past few years not supported.

His demo showed that even remove power immediately and ssd supported by PC3000 only able to partially recover some of the deleted data.

 

[AngelRomeo]

my old hdd just spoil recently, like last month. somtimes can detect sometimes cannot detect.
when pc cant detect hdd, whenever on pc it will say windows boot failure
95% of the time cannot detect. even if can detect, when you put on sleep mood or off it will says windows boot failure.
asked technician if can clone the hdd to ssd, he took almost 1 month trying to clone but not able to do so. he told me say whenever he try, the hdd copy files halfway then hang. if hang that means cannot be cloned.
the technician kept on pushing me to change to ssd even though i said i wanted hdd.

so that particular hdd is dead, changed to ssd, everything load like 5-7x faster.
but okay la.. that hdd lasted me for 10 yrs already.. i wished can last longer..

 

[it_geek]

The OS on my main SSD is corrupt and I need to reformat the drive to install a fresh copy of Windows. It happened that I have multiple drives connected including my backup drive.

Could not install Windows on the main screen after booting up from usb bootable drive. Went into cmd and use diskpart to reformat the drive. I forgot the commands and went to google it. It said that I would need to list volume in diskpart I did so. Unfortunately, I confused list volume with list disk and accidentally use diskpart clean and then format ntfs to format the backup drive.

There was no other option but to proceed with fresh installation from my main drive as there wasn't any operating system. After installation, I checked the backup drive. Sure enough, everything is wiped clean with nothing left.

Tried all sorts of software including EaseUS and still did not manage to retrieve my files. I also called a data recovery store and told them about my situation. That guy said that recovering it is almost impossible. It could have still been saved had I not proceeded further than diskpart clean.

I am now kicking myself for not disconnecting my backup drive when doing a fresh installation of Windows. Is there any way the data could be saved?

I've attended a PC course. The trainer told us that SPF is still able to recover data from the very first even if the drive has been reformatted up to 7 times. Is such a service available?

The data is quite important as I have been transferring from different computers from 2004 till now. It holds sentimental value.

The short answer to your question is NO.

When you format through the command prompt, the default behaviour is to do a full format. A full format (since Windows Vista) zeroes the whole drive. Because an SSD is electrical in terms of its data storage, the bits are all reset with no way to restore their original state once the write is issued. If this was magnetic HDD media, 5% chance of recovery if u can microscopically inspect the state of the poles. Yet, 99% of the data recovered will be garbage.

If you did format /q you wouldn't have had this problem.

Take it as a hard lesson learnt.