Can anyone recommend good recovery software?

[Harry_J_Allstar]

Loading SP2 for Windows XP deleted loads of my files. I'm looking for good recovery software - I've paid for a download but the files it recovers are unreable. Can anyone help?

Thanks for your consideration with this, its much appreciated.

 

[TechieDude]

Active@ File Recovery 5.3, you can find it at www.download.com :giddy:

 

[Harry_J_Allstar]

I've now tried two recovery software programs and all they recover is unreadbale files - is that the end of the road or is there something else I can try?

 

[Tedster]

try PC inspector smart recovery.... it's free

 

[DelJo63]

IF your recovery software depends upon the UNDELETE technique - - I think you're wasting your time & $$$. Undelete depends upon free space not being reuse for temp files AND assumes you have not downloaded to install other
software. As soon as you allow new files ... free space is no longer valid and the data recovered will be corrupted.

Sorry.

 

[greenflash]

i was using Getdataback for NTFS

but be sure u have not overwrited excisting files/folders

its unrecoverable if so