How can I recover my hard disk data that got erased when I tried to setup Ubuntu?

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I tried to install Ubuntu in my laptop that had windows 7 and I chose 'erase partition' as I was thinking it will erase the C partition only so as to make it the Ubuntu drive .After restart I found the whole hard disk mounted as one partition with no data .So is there any way to return back my data or is it impossible?

Try testdisk but it may recover some amount of datas not fully. — Avinash Raj, Jan 24 '14 at 01:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 24 '14 at 08:26

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You can do restore your deleted data(mostly).

first i advise you not to do anything on the harddisk now.

All you need is a recovery software. for me i advise you to use r-linux.

answered Jan 24 '14 at 08:26

Maythux

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score -3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 24 '14 at 01:30

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It's too late. It isn't going to be recoverable. It has been formatted there is simply no way to get it back, this is why we recommend a backup before you start.

answered Jan 24 '14 at 01:30

f-jack

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ever heard of testdisk? http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk – Rinzwind Jan 24 '14 at 10:34
This is not technically accurate. It's often possible to recover quite a lot. – Oli Jan 24 '14 at 14:49
From experience it is. I have always had issues recovering data. – f-jack Jan 28 '14 at 04:13

How can I recover my hard disk data that got erased when I tried to setup Ubuntu?

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