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You install windows over the wrong sectors where the file was stored, you are going to lose the file and remove any chance of recovering the file. Thats why they use the hard drive adapter that prevents writing ANY data to the drive when running EnCase. If your drive was fragmented and you are writing data all over, it might be there still.
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lol
ok i have 4 min to waste b4 i have to get some work done.
technically correct, but windows will install the same every time on a drive unless the drive has bad sectors. anddd the file will still be there unless he overwrote it. – which if he just did the install, hes most likely fine.
no offence, but what is your background?