I know there are services which can recover at least some of the data on a formated disk. Does anyone have a pointer to them? Keith Henson
OnTrack are one of the biggest data recovery companies in the US, there are probably many others ... but some of the smaller operators are less well equipped with (software) tools ...
PS, Please reply by email. I used to read this list, but it has been some time since I was here. I already asked the victum to quit using the disk.
The biggest problem is that the guy has already re-installed DOS & his wordprocessor, this has likely destroyed much of the residual information about his disk layout *unless* the format operation left 'unformat' recovery information on the disk. (Deliberate attackers would likely know how to disable this.) Regards, -- Anthony Naggs - Computer Security & Anti-Virus Engineer, CSIR, South Africa Disclaimer: these are my personal views and opinions, and do not represent my employers; past, present or future.