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  • Plat
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2002
    • 2680
    #1

    Program to recover data on an unbootable drive?

    My hard drive crashed on me yesterday, got some error when trying to boot up about "invalid media on drive c:" I tried all I could to get it working again but not as hard as I would have like because I figured I was ruining data with everything I tried.

    So I went to the store, bought a new 60gb HD, placed that in there as a master, loaded windows on it, connected the old hard drive as a slave, attempted to open it from My Computer but got a "disk not accessible". I searched google a bit and found PowerQuest: Lost & Found. Too bad they dont even support that product anymore, it was'nt easy finding a copy of it. But I did, loaded it through DOS, it scanned that old drive and showed the files which I could recover and place on the new hard drive. Unfortunately I am not retrieve the main photoshop files of some work I have been doing the past couple of weeks, I have the gif files of all the files but I really need those photoshop files. They were shown on the program but listed as a grey color and "non recoverable". Well that entire folder and about 50 more.

    Are there any other programs that is able to do this? That might be able to recover these and some other files...

    I appreciate ur help in advance
    Im fuckin retired
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    • GotGauge
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2001
      • 3072
      #2
      I will upload one for you....


      ICQ 22264474
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        • GotGauge
          Confirmed User
          • Nov 2001
          • 3072
          #3
          email me for the link
          [email protected]


          ICQ 22264474
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            • Plat
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2002
              • 2680
              #4
              You've got mail
              Im fuckin retired

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                • Plat
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2002
                  • 2680
                  #5
                  Anyone else know of a program if this does not work?

                  I'm tempted in trying the "dropping out of window down two stories" method, but only as a last resort.
                  Im fuckin retired

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                    • Plat
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jan 2002
                      • 2680
                      #6
                      Thanks for the program GotGauge, i'll try it first thing when I get home.
                      Im fuckin retired

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                        • notjoe
                          Confirmed User
                          • May 2002
                          • 5599
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Plat
                          Thanks for the program GotGauge, i'll try it first thing when I get home.
                          Plat, depending on how much that data is worth to you dont bother fucking with programs to recover. If one of the heads on the HDD dropped then with every RPM it is doing damage.

                          Look in to a data recovery lab, probably run you about 500 but they should be able to get most data back,depending on the extent of the damage done.

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                            • Plat
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2002
                              • 2680
                              #8
                              The problem was with the boot sectors. I dont have $500 to throw down on a recovery lab at the moment, i even got quotes from a few and some were asking up to $2k! The files important yes, its basically a long couple weeks worth of pain staking photoshop work... i'm willing to take my chances with this here

                              Ontrack Pro
                              Im fuckin retired

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                                • iroc409
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Jan 2003
                                  • 4728
                                  #9
                                  yeah, those places usually charge by a certain data measurment, like $100/meg of recovered data. they can be very pricey. but, they're very good at it.


                                  the funny thing is... if the data really is that important, you don't have a choice
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                                    • Plat
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jan 2002
                                      • 2680
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by iroc409
                                      yeah, those places usually charge by a certain data measurment, like $100/meg of recovered data. they can be very pricey. but, they're very good at it.


                                      the funny thing is... if the data really is that important, you don't have a choice

                                      that'll be a very very very last resort
                                      Im fuckin retired

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                                        • Plat
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2002
                                          • 2680
                                          #11
                                          Well I used this Ontrack program named Easy Recovery Pro.

                                          I managed to get some important files and a few photoshop files...but the main photoshop file that I needed was unrecoverable :/ My fault for not making a backup, but oh well. At least I have the sliced images already uploaded to a server..only problem is I cant edit them with photoshop of course. GOOD thing is..the site was done..aka ipaysite.com :c)

                                          So there will be a slight delay in its opening, need some days to get everything together.

                                          You guys should like what I have in-store for this site, its pretty damn kick ass
                                          Im fuckin retired

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                                            • digihax
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 349
                                              #12
                                              plat can you have someone from AEBN contact me or you yourself can contact me Im interested in some feeds just want to get some info first..

                                              you can hit me up on ICQ: 340450685

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                                                • Maxpixelz
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                  • 219
                                                  #13
                                                  R Studio is a very good program

                                                  http://r-tt.com
                                                  Thanks

                                                  [email protected] | ICQ: 174198632

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                                                    • Plat
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                      • 2680
                                                      #14
                                                      wow! I actually ran that program again and it found more files than the last time...even found my affiliate site psd file!!

                                                      Weird...
                                                      Im fuckin retired

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                                                        • Plat
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Jan 2002
                                                          • 2680
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by digihax
                                                          plat can you have someone from AEBN contact me or you yourself can contact me Im interested in some feeds just want to get some info first..

                                                          you can hit me up on ICQ: 340450685
                                                          contact [email protected]

                                                          I'm in the design department...so really duno how their feeds work etc
                                                          Im fuckin retired

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                                                            • GotGauge
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Nov 2001
                                                              • 3072
                                                              #16
                                                              PLAT,
                                                              It has several different settings...
                                                              good luck!


                                                              ICQ 22264474
                                                              [email protected]

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