Unfortunately I will have to agree with ChrisXPPro, if the data had only just been deleted it there are ways to recover it. However, when files start to get overwritten it starts to become really hard if at all possible to recover the original information. There are businesses that specialize in this area, but it's costly. We are talking thousands of dollars and all the data isn't always decipherable. So, unless that info was worth that much I doubt you will go that route. I too feel for son. Losing important data isn't fun.