GParted 0.8 can recover data from lost partitions
GParted is an extremely handy LiveCD to keep in your technician’s toolbox, and its new version features one very major addition: GParted 0.8 can now help you recover data from lost partitions. After analyzing your drive and doing its best to resurrect missing information from the partition table, GParted will now let you mount partitions it finds in read-only mode so you can copy your data to another drive.
Whether you’re trying to recover a partition from your Windows, Mac, or Linux system’s hard drive, GParted is up to the task. It supports 17 common filesystems, RAID arrays, and even flash drives.