Reformating the hard drive

[Meggan]

This is probably a stupid question, but if I were to
reformat my hard drive, would I lose all of the
information that is saved on my computer right now? And
if so, is there any possible way of recovering any of it.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Reformatting a hard drive wipes it clean of all files.
Once you reformat, there are no files to recover.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| This is probably a stupid question, but if I were to
| reformat my hard drive, would I lose all of the
| information that is saved on my computer right now? And
| if so, is there any possible way of recovering any of it.

 

[Meggan]

Thanks, I think this is the second time today that you
have answered a question of mine. Thanks!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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This is probably a stupid question, but if I were to
reformat my hard drive, would I lose all of the
information that is saved on my computer right now?

Yes. That's what's formatting does. It cleans everything off the
drive.

And
if so, is there any possible way of recovering any of it.

There are unformat programs on the market. I have no experience
with any of these and can't tell you how successful they might
be.

Also note that you can take the drive to a professional file
recovery company. This kind of service is very expensive and may
or may not work in your case.