thank you for both of your links. are both programs able to detect and recover wallet.dat files or do i have to make a special configuration or install plugins? i remember using recuva once a few years ago. back than it only recovered pictures, office and .txt files.
Just choose to scan for "All Files", select the directory of your HD and search for it (checkmark Deep Scan for better results). When it ends, look for your wallet.dat file.