Mark, DOS 6.x included an UNFORMAT.EXE which was designed for just your situation. There are several third party versions also. Most notably Norton Utilities. Unfortunately, because you shut down the PC _during_ the format operation, it did not have a chance to complete, so there is a good chance that you now have a split FAT - part new, part old. I don't think that any of the utilities will be able to deal with that. I think you will find that you need to redo the format and then use a disk/sector editor to recover the data. WARNING: try the unformat FIRST. If you attempt a second format, then you will never be able to get back to the original FAT. Jim Meagher ===== Micro Solutions Consulting Member of The HTML Writers Guild http://www.ezy.net/~microsol International Webmasters Association 410-543-8996 MS Site Builder Network - Level 2 member ===== ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]> > I inadvertently quick formatted from the command line in a Win98 Dos > Window .... a small FAT 32 partition with some data on it that I need I > immediately realized my mistake and shut down the PC while I think about a > solution. > > Since a quick format only removes the FAT by marking it ....I am thinking > this could be reversed ? ? > Can I un-format this or recover the data with recovery software...if so how > and with what ? PCSOFT mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com