ext3 problem - help!

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Tue, May 06, 2008 at 16:47:02 +0100,
  Paul <paul at all-the-johnsons.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Only problem is that the files on the drive have vanished.
> 
> Is there any way to get them back or should I consign the problem to the
> big question mark in the sky, shrug my shoulders and walk...

You might take a look at the etx3grep project. I don't know if it can
get back files under these circumstances, but its probably the best ext3
recovery program available.