recovering lost files

hey guys. seemed like in my sleepy daze, as i tried to install a fresh version of windows, i deleted the partition on my external harddrive. i had so much important ~love~ there.
is there ANY way i can recover these files? any help is seriously appreciated.
Answer #1
Apllications like:
– filescavenger
– pc file inspector (not sure how to spell)
– get databack for ntfs/fat (depends on what it was)
Answer #2
Download and run GetDataBack – I got pretty much everything back with it!