Ouch! Just got going through that about six months ago. I thought I had a safe backup, but I was wrong. It took me four days to recover all my files and apps. I learned. External Seagate FreeAgent HD (500 GB) and Norton Ghost (nightly backups). Paid off two months ago - the new HD malfed. I was up and running in a few hours.
Ugh. Jamie Gorelick (Gore-Lick?) belongs in sub-standard Federal housing.