My hardrive got nuked

[ZackCodesAI]

I have two drives, C drive -  SDD 128GB and D drive - 1TB WD HDD on a laptop.

I installed Ubuntu on a pendrive (Sandisk Ultra 32GB) and was running Ubuntu for a while, then I switched to windows, sill seeing everything fine, seeing both the drives on the pc working, when suddenly I notice D drive unmounted and when I went into manage, it says create a new partition. I reckoned that the drive's nuked, I made a partition of it without formatting but no hits. 
Now I need to recover my hundreds of GBs of really really important data. 

What can I do?

[Guest]

The safest option would be to take it to a data recovery specialist, the next option is to try to use a data recovery software, but if it really is "really really important data" then the first option would be the only good option.

[Bananasplit_00]

Either get it to a recovery service or use recovery software, friend had a similar thing happen and he got it all back with software but it's definitely more safe to send it in

[Cyanara]

39 minutes ago, Zackbare said:

I made a partition of it without formatting but no hits.

When you say 'no hits', do you mean you've scanned the drive with recovery software? Recuva is my go to. If all you've done is recreate the partition, you should be able to recover most, if not all, of your data.

[ZackCodesAI]

3 hours ago, Cyanara said:

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3 hours ago, Sierra Fox said:

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4 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

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I just used a software i.e. EaseUS Data Recovery, still recovering files. But the files that are recovered at least it seems to be are all broken, I can't even open an image. So yeah, may have to see a specialist now.

4 hours ago, Some Random Member said:

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Even I use Recuva, but this time around I'm using EaseUS, if it doesn't work, then will try Recuva too.

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, Zackbare said:

 

 

I just used a software i.e. EaseUS Data Recovery, still recovering files. But the files that are recovered at least it seems to be are all broken, I can't even open an image. So yeah, may have to see a specialist now.

Even I use Recuva, but this time around I'm using EaseUS, if it doesn't work, then will try Recuva too.

Make sure to not write anything to the disk, or it may become unrecoverable by even the experts.

[ZackCodesAI]

21 minutes ago, Some Random Member said:

Make sure to not write anything to the disk, or it may become unrecoverable by even the experts.

I know it, also I can't, the File system is RAW, since I didn't format it to make a partition.

[ZackCodesAI]

Status update - EaseUS recovered a worthless pile of shit and Recuva can't act because the file system is not supported and needs a format.
I live in India so chances of finding a specialist near me is highly unlikely and I cannot send the drive to someone because obviously I may never get it back.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Zackbare said:

Status update - EaseUS recovered a worthless pile of shit and Recuva can't act because the file system is not supported and needs a format.
I live in India so chances of finding a specialist near me is highly unlikely and I cannot send the drive to someone because obviously I may never get it back.

Search " india data recovery"

[ZackCodesAI]

30 minutes ago, Some Random Member said:

Search " india data recovery"

Dude I did find some, but they're far away and really really questionable, still would call and coordinate with them. Thanks (It's night right now)

[Guest]

Just now, Zackbare said:

Dude I did find some, but they're far away and really really questionable, still would call and coordinate with them. Thanks

Try to ask your friends, coworkers etc if they ever needed data recovery and what company they used. Maybe for example your fathers friend owned a data recovery company, and you didnt know it.