# Partition Recovery: Computer Q **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 6, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partition-recovery-computer-q/293244 "2005-03-06T21:24:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jester21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@jester21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jester21)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partition-recovery-computer-q/293244/1 "2005-03-06T21:24:05Z")
I made the mistake of trying to unpartition a HD and now the partition i was trying to combine into the C: Drive has been ‘erased’. Does anyone know of a good program for trying to recover the data? ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partition-recovery-computer-q/293244/2 "2005-03-06T21:39:02Z")
I haven’t had to do this myself however there’s a slew of programs to recover deleted partitions. Google for “undelete partition” and you’ll get a million alternatives. The first one I looked at has a free download (no writing, so it may show you what the full version can actually recover) and a $30 purchase price. There are doubtless shareware and freeware utilities as well. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partition-recovery-computer-q/293244/3 "2005-03-06T21:42:46Z")
OK, here’s a free one (GNU GPL): [http://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html](http://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html) Again, I don’t have personal experience with these utilities, this is just the result of two minutes browsing. Good luck!