If you continue to save files, install software, or even browse the web (which creates cache files) on the same drive, you are actively destroying the very data you are trying to save.
If you own a manufactured in the last 5 years, you likely have a free license to Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services (not software, but a physical mail-in service). However, for software-based recovery, Seagate officially recommends:
If you continue to save files, install software, or even browse the web (which creates cache files) on the same drive, you are actively destroying the very data you are trying to save.
If you own a manufactured in the last 5 years, you likely have a free license to Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services (not software, but a physical mail-in service). However, for software-based recovery, Seagate officially recommends: