lost data help!!!

[lemmy999]

After installing a new hdd I moved all my data to the new disk. When I open “my computer” it shows that there are number of directories (totalling some 1Gb of data) on the relevant partition. However clicking on the individual directories shows only a couple of files( less tham 1mb of data)

How do I get the data back?
Thanks
Chris

[Steve R Jones]

What operating system?
What method did you use to move the data?

[lemmy999]

Steve
i'm using Windows 98. i moved the data using xclone

chris

[lito pospos]

What happened to your old drive where data is located before, did your erase or format it under windows,or format under dos?

[lemmy999]

i formatted it using the seagate Disk wizard utility

chris

[G Ray88]

Lemmy999, if your data was important contact www.ontrack.com before doing much more to the old HD, they might be able to help you although data recovery is expensive. Good Luck:eek:

[Midknyte]

The only other way i know of to recovery data from a formatted drive is to use lost&found. this program will pull the data onto another drive, but it should be ok. It takes a heck of a long time too, possibly overnight if you got a really big drive.

I'm not sure what you meant by "move data". did you do a drive image? if you just moved files, then it shouldn't have required a utility.

Before you format your old drive, you might want to check your destination drive first. :(