checkdisk erased hard disk contents!

[Guest]

hello all,
this is my problem. I am having a hard disk on my pc (Western Digital,
250GB) which i use to store any kind of no systemic files (program setups,
mp3s, movies, pics etc). Today i tried to access a folder but i coudnt do so
caus it was reported as corrupted. I tried to deleted it but i couldnt. I
tried to delete a couple more but i couldn't (all of them were reported as
corrupted). I then restarted my pc, that initiated a checkdisk operation -
which i coundnt imagine it would be harmful). This operation erased about 99%
of the hd contents (about 50GB) !! . The message showing was : deleting
orphan file,segment XXXX (or a similar one).
Is there a way to get back the data ? ( i already tried unsuccesfully
GetDataBack for NTFS )
Thx in advance
Theodore

System:
Athlon XP 1,7, 1256GB RAM
2 * HD
1. 120GB , 4 partitions ,one is the system
2. 250GB, no partition, the erased one
Windows XP pro (no SP installed)

 

[Rock]

hello all,
this is my problem. I am having a hard disk on my pc (Western Digital,
250GB) which i use to store any kind of no systemic files (program setups,
mp3s, movies, pics etc). Today i tried to access a folder but i coudnt do so
caus it was reported as corrupted. I tried to deleted it but i couldnt. I
tried to delete a couple more but i couldn't (all of them were reported as
corrupted). I then restarted my pc, that initiated a checkdisk operation -
which i coundnt imagine it would be harmful). This operation erased about 99%
of the hd contents (about 50GB) !! . The message showing was : deleting
orphan file,segment XXXX (or a similar one).
Is there a way to get back the data ? ( i already tried unsuccesfully
GetDataBack for NTFS )
Thx in advance
Theodore

System:
Athlon XP 1,7, 1256GB RAM
2 * HD
1. 120GB , 4 partitions ,one is the system
2. 250GB, no partition, the erased one
Windows XP pro (no SP installed)

The best way to recover from this type of disaster is to have a full and
complete backup. I'm sorry but this does happen with chkdsk from time
to time. Nor is there any log of what chkdsk does. You could try to
send the drive to one of the organizations that specializes in data
recovery such as www.ontrack.com or www.drivesavers.com. Their service
is very costly however, and they might not be able to recover your data.

 

[Guest]

great...:S
not exactly t he answer i was hoping for...
anyway, thx a lot ,i'll try to get over it !! (and re - rip all my cds)
(unfortunately i dont have a backup - at least of the mp3s...)