Using Disk Drill
By mistake I managed to reformat my old hard drive before copying all files and data to the new. I was in big trouble since I deleted all my old family photos and other personal data files. That says it all on how much i know about computers and how to work with them! I started searching online for software and applications to restore my deleted files and I came across Disk Drill. With so many positive and negative reviews, i decided to give it a try and installed the free limited recovery edition. After running the initial test, the application was able to recover some of my files. I was very impressed with how it labeled and categorized the folders and file locations. I didn't have to look in every folder to see what files were there. I knew my folder structure and where i saved my pictures, music, personal files and all my data on my old drive. Disk Drill saved me a lot of time to find all my files and i decided to go ahead and purchase the software. After downloading the full version and running the deep scan of the old formatted drive, i was able to recover all my data without any problem. During running the software I had a few questions and was able to contact their customer service online and they answered every one of my questions in a matter of minutes. Thank you Diana! Not sure why many negative review on the application, but it worked perfectly as expected even for someone not as experienced like me. Thank you Disk Drill you saved me. Very impressed and highly recommended.