Recovering files from a wipe out disk.

Well as you know you better be prepare for the worst not only with backups but also with tools to recover files, with luck we ride Linux and all those tools are free, here is the ones I just recently use:


TestDisk



You can download from here http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

and

Ddrescue

You can download it from here http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ddrescue/

A great tutorial on how to use them is found here.

http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/storage/8257-how-to-recover-lost-files-after-you-accidentally-wipe-your-hard-drive

Hope it help you out, it did work for me.