aberracus Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 hi, i was trying to get rid of my windows xp partition so i started my computer a MACINTEL with the osx 10.4.4 install disk and then after a lot of time i went to disk utilities and deleted windows xp partition and created a new one, but ther wasnt a button to press to proceed so i presed partition button, and the computer alerted me the 2 volumes will be destroyed, and i pressed continue by mistake, so now i have lost ALLL MY LIFE, my familiy pictures , my works, my downloads. please help!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have left the computer as is. dont want to install anything or do anything. in hope the osx partition could be restored... please its all my life, i need help!!!! Thanks fellows Aberracus Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16335-partitioned-my-hd-by-mistake-lost-my-life-please-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 HOLY {censored}! It can most likely be restored by taking it to someone like Drive Savers. If you boot it up as a Firewire drive, hook it up to another Mac and Norton File Saver (or whatever it's called) *might* be able to do it too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16335-partitioned-my-hd-by-mistake-lost-my-life-please-help/#findComment-105172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Yeah, sounds like you'll have to send it in some place. Just make sure not to write any data to the disk in the meantime. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16335-partitioned-my-hd-by-mistake-lost-my-life-please-help/#findComment-105179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieR Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 maybe this proggy could be of use, here's the link, good luck h**p://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/1133 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16335-partitioned-my-hd-by-mistake-lost-my-life-please-help/#findComment-105220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberracus Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Thanks EddieR, i am downloading it right now.. the UB version, i will attach another hd to my mac and hope data rescue II performs a miracle. i havent done anything with the disk since i partitioned it.. so i have high hopes.... if anyone got another idea i qam listening, will keep yopu informed of my sucess or my failure... Regards Aberracus Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16335-partitioned-my-hd-by-mistake-lost-my-life-please-help/#findComment-105333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TiLT- Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 TestDisk 6.3 can do the job BUT you need to attach your harddrive to a Windows-based-PC (or a machine running Dos on it) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16335-partitioned-my-hd-by-mistake-lost-my-life-please-help/#findComment-106636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberracus Posted May 3, 2006 Author Share Posted May 3, 2006 Data Rescue II have done it.. saved my ass. it rescued 99% of my data and software. all my family pics and works. and almost all my downloaded installers. Thanks all!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/16335-partitioned-my-hd-by-mistake-lost-my-life-please-help/#findComment-106856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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