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Recovering data off a f**ked HDD

  • 05-07-2012 7:21pm
    #1
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭


    I have an IDE laptop HDD that's given up the ghost and gives SMART warnings of imminent failure.
    Hooked it up to another system via USB but windows can't recognise it.

    Hooked it up as a slave in a system and used Hiren's boot CD to try and get the data off it. Used Ontrack recovery - which saw all drives in the system and allowed me scan the affected drive and came up with 12GB of data to be recovered. Select somewhere to save the data to and the only options it gives me is the a:\drive (floppy) c:\drive (Boot CD), and R:\drive (Ramdrive)...???

    Tried another program called Lost & Found and was the same - when it scans the system for drives it sees everything but then after I select the source drive to recover the data from it asks to select the destination drive and the only options are like before..the floppy. ramdrive and CD.

    I've tried moving the damaged drive onto the second IDE channel with the CD drive but still the same. WTF?

    Or does anyone know any other good DOS recovery programs?


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Plug in a External HD, USB key and see if you can use that

    Nick

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  • #3
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    Most data recovery programs are unable to see Sata drives as they lack the correct drivers. As above try a USB connected hard-drive or memory key.


  • #4
    extra-ordinary_
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    yoyo wrote: »
    Plug in a External HD, USB key and see if you can use that

    Nick

    I did...was still the same
    Cuddlesworth wrote: »
    Most data recovery programs are unable to see Sata drives as they lack the correct drivers. As above try a USB connected hard-drive or memory key.

    No, the system I have it in is IDE.


  • #5
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Have you tried mounting the drive with a Ubuntu live CD? May help in seeing the USB devices

    Nick

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  • #6
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    yoyo wrote: »
    Have you tried mounting the drive with a Ubuntu live CD? May help in seeing the USB devices

    Nick

    Not over familiar with Linux. The frustrating thing is that I can see all the data that needs to be recovered, I can explore the folders and everything, just can't get it over to another drive. I tried imaging the drive as well but Ghost came up with a load of errors.


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  • #7
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    extra-ordinary_ wrote: »
    Not over familiar with Linux. The frustrating thing is that I can see all the data that needs to be recovered, I can explore the folders and everything, just can't get it over to another drive. I tried imaging the drive as well but Ghost came up with a load of errors.

    If you can use Hirens then Ubuntu live cd wont be a issue, just download it, burn to a cd, boot off it and run it live (obviously don't install). When ubuntu loads you can then click (I think) the "Places" menu item "File system (320gb or whatever)" and thats your internal hard disk. Then plug a usb drive in and copy the stuff over,

    Nick

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  • #8
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    Thanks...I'll give it a go.


  • #9
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    Tried the Ubuntu live CD. It won't load at all if the affected HDD is connected to the system. It must be struggling to recognise it during loading up. I removed it from the system and Ubuntu loaded up no problem.

    Anyone any other ideas or know of any other good data recovery programs?


  • #10
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    No, it's not looking good. You can send them of to were they will open them up and recover the data but, it costs a lot of money to do it.


  • #11
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,990 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    uncle_sam_ie wrote: »
    No, it's not looking good. You can send them of to were they will open them up and recover the data but, it costs a lot of money to do it.

    Nah...it's not worth that. As I said..I can see the data...very frustrating!


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  • #12
    Saganist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,333 ✭✭✭Saganist


    extra-ordinary_ wrote: »
    Tried the Ubuntu live CD. It won't load at all if the affected HDD is connected to the system. It must be struggling to recognise it during loading up. I removed it from the system and Ubuntu loaded up no problem.

    Anyone any other ideas or know of any other good data recovery programs?

    What happens if you plug the drive in after the OS is loaded ?

    Can you see the drive in a terminal window ?


  • #13
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    Was the data very important? I hope you had it backed up.


  • #14
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    http://lifehacker.com/5515337/save-a-failed-hard-drive-in-your-freezer-redux


    can work, saved data from a few hd's i've had. really depends on the type of failure though. if you fail everywhere else, no harm in giving it a try.


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