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I got a Ubuntu 12.04 key. It corrupted after a sudden power cut and I was not able to open my desktop session. I then tried using an Ubuntu live CD but it was not able to mount my drive.

I tried some commands which were suggested by my friends like fsck etc.
There was a bad super block on my drive but it was all in vain. I suddenly deleted my partition by mistake. I did not understand partitioning.

I gave it to a professional for repair and thanks to that Windows 8 Pro is installed on my device by making new partitions. Can I still retrieve my data?

Mochan
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Abhinav Vashisht
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You could give TestDisk and PhotoRec a try. It's an open source software package that is able to recover lost partitions and also deleted files.

EDIT: The installation on an ubuntu system can be done via package system

sudo apt-get install testdisk

To recover lost partitions just start testdisk in a terminal go ahead the menu.

sudo testdisk

To recover deleted files just start photorec in a terminal and you can also use the menu to recover files 

sudo photorec

When you see the menu, it is self-explanatory.

Willi
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Welcome to askubuntu!

Since you partitioned your drive and installed Windows 8, it probably overwritten some or all of your files. But there's still a chance.

First thing, don't do anything on Windows 8. Stop everything, even internet browsing.

Second, download recuva, the free version. You will need another drive to save your files, like another Hard Disk or external Hard Disk.

Maybe you can save some of your files. I wish you luck and be more careful next time, when dealing with disks and partitions.

ThiagoPonte
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The files from deleted partition can be recovered , you can recover them with a data recovery software.

this software run on windows platform, after scanning your partition, it is fine to save files to a different partition.

ChoochLevis
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I think probably the data is overwritten since a whole new OS is installed.However you can try some professional data recovery online tools like recuva. Thanks

user145017
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