Hello,
I wanted to quick format my SD card. Instead I mistakenly Quick Formatted an external WD 2TB drive NTFS format containing hundreds of thousands of files accumulated over years.
I will spare you the descriptions of the feelings of self-loathing and anger and shock. No doubt you've all heard enough of those. No I'm not suicidal. I have a backup but not of the latest files added.
Just want to know:
1. The quick format took just a couple of seconds. I haven't saved anything new on the disk. I know all the files are still there. So is there anyway to tell the disk to just disregard the quick format?
Or do I have to go through the entire process of deep scanning and then transferring found files to another drive?
If the answer is no, I just find it amazing. I know what I did has happened countless times before in the history of mankind. Hasn't anyone come up with some kind of a tool to just tell the disk: "disregard the quick format"?
2. What are the chances of recovering everything to exact FILE NAMES and EXACT DIRECTORY STRUCTURE I had before? I ask because there were thousands of directories created by Lightroom that has to stay exactly the same for Lightroom to function correctly.
Thank you so much for your kind attention. I'm going to bed now for a nap and try not to stop the self-flagellation.
