further to my original question, i think i'm going to have to reformat the drive and start again
So my next plea, is what software would you recommend for data recovery, either before the format or for after.
searching google, there are a whole pile of them and frankly, i don't know where to start!!
bearing in mind, i'm only a home user, the price of the software has got to be reasonable, i'm not expecting a freebie!! but not willing to pay big £$Ãà †â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£$. Much of the software i've found is upto £50ish
I look forward in hope!!
cheers guys