Actually, I tried one of the programs early this morning and it seems to find the files. I'm trying this PC Inspector now. Seems easier to work than that other program & yes, it was a quick format. (at least I hope it was)
BTW, the PC Inspector one at least has a comprehensive explanation of what happened/happens when you've formatted.
The sweetest thing is that it's free
& the writer/owner has the same type of recovery tools for many more drives than most other programs I've been looking at. Keeping fingers crossed that it'll bring back my files
