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Can I use a recovery disk created on a Lenovo to recover windows 8.1 Toshiba Satellite. The Lenovo is also windows 8.1. I recently accidentally installed Linux Mint on the hard drive and removed windows. I have extremely important data on I need for school.
user537772
Posted 2015-12-27T14:18:20.597
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You can always recover a computer to Windwos 8.1 cd with a "New Installation".
There is only one problem. If you have installed Linux Mint on the Harddrive-Partion where your Windwos 8.1 system was, you maybe will not get the data back.
Always when you install a new operating system on your Computer, the OS before and the data gets deleted.
Stackcraft_noob
Posted 2015-12-27T14:18:20.597
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And once the data gets deleted, it can't be recovered!? Not even by professional recovery service? – user537772 – 2015-12-27T14:33:33.920
Recuva and many other free datarecover tools are ideal for that http://alternativeto.net/software/recuva/
– Stackcraft_noob – 2015-12-27T14:45:34.303
"I have extremely important data on I need for school." Not any more. Restore disks typically are tailored to specific hardware, so there's no guarentee it would work, and chances are pretty 'good' you lost your data. – Journeyman Geek – 2015-12-27T14:28:37.747
The *restore disk" contains only information about installed software. To recover files you would need something like GetDataBack, which work by trying to find "file-like-chunks" in the file system. But you "accidentally" managed to change the file system AND overwrite huge part of the physical media. So .. in short: there is almost no chance that you can recover any files.
– teresko – 2015-12-27T14:41:49.877Did you run Lenovos Backup and Restore on Windows a) to create the restore media an b) to create a backup? – hakre – 2015-12-27T14:44:39.680
@hakre no I didn't do n e thing yet, am asking first – user537772 – 2015-12-27T14:45:47.483
Could test disk be used to some how restore the windows partition? It was portioned before, as I said with both Ubuntu and windows – user537772 – 2015-12-27T14:46:53.997
Depending on how important the data is, shutdown the laptop immediately (if it not already is), remove the power-plug and remove the battery so you don't power it up in error. Tomorrow on monday contact a firm that is specialized in data recovery from a written over partition. They will consult you with the further proceedings if any. – hakre – 2015-12-27T14:47:59.000
How expensive are these services, if applicable to me? – user537772 – 2015-12-27T14:49:42.603
That will be told to you in consulting. Note: Only you get professional support with this issue, must not mean that any data can be recovered. – hakre – 2015-12-27T14:51:29.803
Thnx man, I'll give it a try – user537772 – 2015-12-27T14:54:27.300