[X4U] File recovery from partial accidental overwrite?

[John McClernan]

I used DataRescue to retrieve files from a hard drive that an Apple  
Store said was DOA.
Your mileage may vary.
Cheers,
John



On Sep 26, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Perren Smith wrote:

> All,
>
> I have a colleague who just sent me an email saying he made a goof.  
> Please read his problem below. Any advice or insight is greatly  
> appreciated!
>
> ---
> I wanted to ask you for some advice RE data recovery. I have a  
> partition on an external drive with a single folder that I  
> inadvertently pasted a folder of the same name over. I stopped the  
> operation midway as I realized in my sleep deprived stupor what I  
> was doing. What an idiot I am! I tried to use a shareware version of  
> AppleXsoft File Recovery to see if I could recover the folder and  
> contents, but I couldn't quite figure it out. The results of the  
> scan didn't look like the files that I was looking for. Can you  
> recommend the right software for that problem? What are the odds I  
> can recover the folder contents?
> ---
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> --Perren
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