Drives are not showing in computer

Question

I am using Linux first time. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04, but after installing it, it is not showing me the drives or my data.
In Disk Utility it is not showing any partition.

Actually i just want to know that my data has been lost or not.

I am unable to show you through screenshot because of repuatations.

Output of sudo parted -l:

Model: ATA SAMSUNG HM641JI (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 640GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system     Flags
 1      1049kB  2463MB  2462MB  primary  fat32           hidden, lba
 2      2463MB  636GB   633GB   primary  ext4            boot
 3      636GB   640GB   4204MB  primary  linux-swap(v1)

will somebody help me to recover my data through remotely..?

Can you edit your question and post a screenshot of what you see? — Ron, Jul 11 '15 at 06:57
whenever i do ...it says you have atleast 10 reputation: @ron — Armaan Kapoor, Jul 11 '15 at 07:41
Please [edit] your question and add output of sudo parted -l terminal command. — Pilot6, Jul 11 '15 at 08:23
this was the one point you maybe missed at your installation: http://i.stack.imgur.com/Z0npH.jpg -- ...and by the way: every serious tutorial reminds you to backup your data before performing disk-operations! — DJCrashdummy, Jul 11 '15 at 09:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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You have removed all Windows partitions.

This probably happened because you misunderstood the warning by installation program. It warned you that all data from disk was to be removed. But after using Windows, people do not quite see the difference between disks and partitions.

Ubuntu meant physical disk, not something like "Disk D:".

You can try to restore important data by using testdisk Utility.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Jul 11 '15 at 08:44

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Are you serious..?? means my all data has gone.. – Armaan Kapoor Jul 11 '15 at 08:47
please tell me steps to recover data – Armaan Kapoor Jul 11 '15 at 08:48
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It is not completely gone. If you stop using the computer and use testdisk, there is a good chance to restore most of the files. – Pilot6 Jul 11 '15 at 08:48
I added a link to there recovery help answer. – Pilot6 Jul 11 '15 at 08:49
if i install windows back...and try to recover data with RECUVA...then is it worth or not – Armaan Kapoor Jul 11 '15 at 08:54
If you install Windows back, you will have much less chance to recover files. Some of them will be overwritten by Windows. – Pilot6 Jul 11 '15 at 08:55
so i need one separate disk to recover it – Armaan Kapoor Jul 11 '15 at 08:58
This is correct. – Pilot6 Jul 11 '15 at 08:58
Portable HardDisk?? – Armaan Kapoor Jul 11 '15 at 08:59
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STOP using your overwritten harddisk NOW!!! – DJCrashdummy Jul 11 '15 at 08:59
then what should i do?? – Armaan Kapoor Jul 11 '15 at 09:01
@ArmaanKapoor It may be portable or whatever disk. You can also take out HDD from this computer and connect it to another one. But you have to STOP USING it. – Pilot6 Jul 11 '15 at 09:02
and than (if you don't have it left from your installation) prepare a live-system and try to recover your files as mentioned in the linked tutorial. – DJCrashdummy Jul 11 '15 at 09:02
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@ArmaanKapoor You should turn off your computer, then boot from Ubuntu LiveUSB, install testdisk there, find an external drive and restore files using testdisk. Or just forget about your lost files and enjoy using Ubuntu. – Pilot6 Jul 11 '15 at 09:04
can u please do it remotely....??if i arrange an external hard drive.. – Armaan Kapoor Jul 11 '15 at 11:47
@ArmaanKapoor Sry, I can't. – Pilot6 Jul 11 '15 at 11:49

Drives are not showing in computer

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