Hello again simrick and @jumanji. So I gave MiniTool Power Data Recovery 8.0 a go last night.

Re-did the scan, then paid the fee and seem to have recovered most of the data on the drive!!......

Thanks jumanji for looking into it - sounds like a bit of a mess!! Sorry for putting you through it!

OK I am going to take the plunge and try and give MiniTool Power Data Recovery 8.0 a go. The...

Ah OK so should I have used the 'recovery' software instead?

Hi simrick and jumanji - I have completed the scan using MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9.1.

This is what I see (screen shots below). The thing that worries me is that when I double click on...

Thanks simrick - I have downloaded the old version of MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9.1 as you mentioned and am currently running a scan (by selecting 'Partition recovery' and then selecting to scan...

Hi jumanji and simrick - sorry I just realised I missed both your messages 2 days ago (#71, #72, #73). Seemed to slip through without notifying me. Thanks for these!

Thanks simrick for laying...

Hi jumanji - you are probably getting sick of me now!... fair enough too!

I am still engaged and keen to persist with your instructions on finding the Backup of the NTFS, but just wondered if...

Thanks jumanji - I started scrolling down from 1953519616 - but wasn't sure if I'd be scrolling for mins, hours, or days. I don't suppose there is any smart way to shortcut (or narrow down) the...

Thanks jumanji - I am having a go now - have started scrolling down from 193519616 searching for the Backup of the NTFS ... wondering how long I might be scrolling for? 1000's, 10000's? Up to...

[QUOTE=jumanji;1399562]Here we go on the next step.

1. Post a screenshot of Windows Disk Management with only your ESD drive plugged in. This you can do immediately and post. The next step will...

No, thank you @jumanji !

Sounds good, I will wait and see if you can figure it out (would be great to find a financially viable option), with the simrick option as a final backup hopefully. I...

Hi simrick - there doesn't seem to be an option to Select recover partition and then run the scan on the unallocated part? Unless I am missing something?

When I select the WD Harddrive, it just...

Haha - yes I just really want peace of mind that the data area actually in that unallocated partition - not really convinced. Just had it running in the background while I did other stuff.

OK I...

OK thanks - all good! I am currently just waiting for the thorough Scan in Partition Find and Mount to finish. Hopefully more soon!...

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Hi jumanji

Yes lets give it a crack - I really appreciate all your help so far. Just wondering - was all the previous stuff I did before on your instruction (see #50) in relation to, or a building...

Thanks again simrick for clarifying - good to know that option is there!

I am halfway in with jumanji's idea - so will persist and try follow it through and see if we get lucky first.

Much...

Thanks jumanji - great instructions! So is TestDisk version 7.0 no longer required here?

1) Please see the screenshot of Windows Disk Management with my faulty 1TB drive plugged in (it is a WD...

jumanji - thanks so much for looking into this - really appreciate it. Feeling very hopeful that there might be a way to recover the data.

In my ignorance, I'm not sure I completely understand...

Thanks @Jumanji and simrick for your replies. It's comforting to know I may be able to retrieve the unallocated portion of the harddrive back. Just as an update, I ran the 'quick search' in PRT and...

Thanks jumanji - if you have the energy tomorrow I'd love your help if you could manage it. I am up to this stage now (see image below) after the search, but PRW doesnt seem to have flagged the...

Thank for the reply simrick and jumanji - glad to know it may be possible... I just woke up this morning and looked at the results of the quick search I did using MPT. The tool doesn't appear to have...

Hi SlartyBart - thanks for all your info on this. I am in the same predicament and have left a post below (#40). Not sure if you would have been alerted to it, but really hoping you can help. I'm not...

Hello there - sorry I know this is an old post now.... But I've run into the exact same problem here when attempting to make an ISO for a Windows 10 clean install. I didn't realise it would reformat...