I had a similar thing happen to me a few years ago. I used PowerQuest's Lost & Found (now discontinued) and was able to restore a good 99% of my data. I didn’t do much research, but I'm sure there are other programs like Lost & Found that work just as well, and aren't too expensive. I think I paid $40 for it back then. Anyway, do yourself a favor and buy a UPS. A decent one will cost you just a little more than the recovery software, but will save you from the headaches and data loss down the road.


Edited to remove words left in the last sentence from a previous version of it. Don't you hate it when that happens?