Reinstalled OS X, lost all my info. Can I get it back?

Okay, long story short:
~ Computer wouldn't turn on past 'starting OS X'
~ Someone suggested putting Installer disks in comp and pressing 'C' and use Disk Utilities to fix it
~ Did so, but also accidentally re-installed OS X
~ Lost ALL my files and programs
So, is there ANY way I can get them back? Or do I have to face facts and start over?

Hi, chibibee. To have lost everything that was on your hard drive, you must have reinstalled the OS using the Erase & Install option. If that's the case, the whole hard drive was erased, meaning that the directory in which the locations of all your files were recorded is gone, and all the space they occupy has been designated available for reuse. But except for what was overwritten with the software you installed, what was there beforehand is still there, and may be recoverable using data recovery software such as Data Rescue II or FileSalvage. Each is available in a free demo version that will identify all the files you would be able to recover with the paid full version. Note that you must run these programs from a drive other than the one containing the data you're trying to recover (each can be purchased on a bootable CD), and you must have a second hard drive on which to save all the files you recover: you can't save them on the drive they're being recovered from.

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