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My brother installed Windows 7 on my computer. But he did not create a backup of my user data (mydoc / desktop / mypics/ downloads) on the system drive. Now is there any option to recover those lost files?

Sadcholo
2011-04-26 11:48:00
Slap your brother upside the head, he just deleted your life.
jhpot
2010-08-06 20:58:00
If the installation was a clean one you might be able to recover some files...give Recuva a go:http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/restore-your-deleted-files-easily-with-recuva/
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Tina
2010-08-06 06:08:00
Could you please specify how Windows 7 was installed? Was it an upgrade or a clean installation? Was the system partition formatted before the installation?