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Posted by RandomGirl on Nov-25-2007 23:27:

HD recovery help

I have purchased an external enclosure for my recently malfunctioning laptop HD, and it is giving me the response "not accessible, HD corrupt."

Obviously... that's the reason I got a new one.

However, I have a lot of data on there that I would like to recover. I know that you can take it to places where they do data recovery (for your first born child), but I would prefer to do it the cheaper way by doing it myself... if I can.

Does anyone know how I would go about doing that? Is there a way to "access" the HD even though it tells me I can't?

P.S. Blah blah blah about backing my shit up. I know.

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Nov-25-2007 23:29:

Download Acronis Disk Director. And by download, I mean steal. Run the Recovery Expert function and see if it lets you access anything.

Ps. Backup your stuff.

Posted by RandomGirl on Nov-25-2007 23:31:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Mikey Mike
Download Acronis Disk Director. And by download, I mean steal. Run the Recovery Expert function and see if it lets you access anything.

Ps. Backup your stuff.

Haha

Thanks Mike, I will steal it ASAP!

P.S. More suggestions, anecdotes, etc. etc. are welcomed!!

Posted by Omega_M on Nov-25-2007 23:55:

get into the habit of backing up your data.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-26-2007 00:16:

steal a program called EnCase. its a really good one. works very well.

Posted by Zoso on Nov-26-2007 01:40:

I am not intimately familiar with the mechanics of a laptop HD, but I know with desktop systems that people have had limited success by literally placing the HD in a freezer for a while. They can then recover data from time to time, but from what I have read you usually only get one shot. I've never tried this, so take your time to do some Google searches. And as always, your mileage may vary. Good luck.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Nov-26-2007 02:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Zoso
I am not intimately familiar with the mechanics of a laptop HD, but I know with desktop systems that people have had limited success by literally placing the HD in a freezer for a while. They can then recover data from time to time, but from what I have read you usually only get one shot. I've never tried this, so take your time to do some Google searches. And as always, your mileage may vary. Good luck.

the laptop hard drives are just 2.5" instead of 3.5" hd. otherwise they are basically the same. most laptop hds are sata though since id say about 2005.

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Nov-26-2007 02:08:

recreate the old data

Posted by RandomGirl on Nov-26-2007 05:20:

quote:
Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
recreate the old data

Unfortunately, I can't fly back in time and take pics all over again

Posted by Trance-M on Sep-13-2014 09:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Zoso
I am not intimately familiar with the mechanics of a laptop HD, but I know with desktop systems that people have had limited success by literally placing the HD in a freezer for a while. They can then recover data from time to time, but from what I have read you usually only get one shot. I've never tried this, so take your time to do some Google searches. And as always, your mileage may vary. Good luck.

I have done this a few times and was able to save some data. The HD should be put in a closed bag while getting cold. A few hours should be enough.

Posted by _Ocean_Drive_ on Sep-13-2014 14:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
get into the habit of backing up your data.

Damn your sig, Omega. I went to swipe my screen...

Posted by Lagrangian on Sep-13-2014 20:24:

Start using the cloud: dropbox will do.