I've got a client running a radio server which essentially uses Firebird as the database. (Databases are stored in files ending in *.fdb anywhere on the filesystem, think SQLite) I had to reinstall the radio server software to switch it to use MySQL, and I think it basically wiped the Firebird database. Only afterwards did I realize how much important information was in the database. Major fail.
I was wondering if I could employ some elite hackery to try and recover the database file. The server is running (*gasp*) Vista and NTFS. Is there something I can do here?
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You reinstalled the operating system and are surprised that it over-wrote the database files? Methinks you're a bit out of your depth here.
While there's a very small chance that some of the database files could be recovered, it's going to take some work, most likely by a professional data recovery outfit ala Kroll Ontrack.
Honestly your best bet is to restore from backup and be done with it. That's going to be your quickest path back to a functional system