Data recovery after reset

Hello
My little brother pressed shift+space+backspace on my N97, and all the data on the phone memory is lost.
Is there any way to recover the lost data (Contacts, messages, calendar.....)?
I need them urgently.
Thanks

You restore the data from the backup that you make regularly, such as the sheduled backup onto a memory card for example.
You do make backups of your data, right?
Also, simply pressing those 3 keys is not enough to wipe the phone. They have to be maintained pressed while switching the phone on, which is pretty tricky to do, even for an adult. You can't do it by accident.
Message Edited by grschinon on 18-Dec-2009 11:12 AM
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