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adiohead
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1st Jun 11 at 11:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Found one online guide for possible data retrieval:
http://geekyprojects.com/storage/how-to-recover-data-even-when-hard-drive-is-damaged/

but anyone know any other tips/advice?
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Should've backed up tbh
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Could just be the front LEDs failing?
adiohead
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innit, it's my bro's macbook pro.

Everything needs changing

Hard drive, superdrive, screen, metal case/shell

Think he should just buy a new one. But I'm gonna see if I can retrieve his data for him.



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Originally posted by loafofbrett
Could just be the front LEDs failing?









[Edited on 01-06-2011 by adiohead]
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stick it in the freezer overnight, can and does work has worked for me before now, tried it quite a few times on dead hdds at work seemes to be around 50/50 as to wether it does.

Also if it does start working youve only got a window of time to get the data off so be quick
SetH
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I wonder how much HEFFER Pron is on there.
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Should've backed up tbh
adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Should've backed up tbh


My mate had HD failure..... and back up HD failure.

He should have backed up the back up

[Edited on 01-06-2011 by adiohead]
adiohead
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just plugged this into a desktop PC and the bios doesn't see it.

think it's totally fooked and only expensive repair bastards can fix it.

coffee is to blame as it was spilt on the laptop.
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Should've backed up tbh


My mate had HD failure..... and back up HD failure.

He should have backed up the back up

[Edited on 01-06-2011 by adiohead]
you laugh but, if it doesnt exist 3 times, it doesnt exist when it comes to data
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Should've backed up tbh


My mate had HD failure..... and back up HD failure.

He should have backed up the back up

[Edited on 01-06-2011 by adiohead]


stick it in the freezer blud, trust
adiohead
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I'll try the freezer if the ubuntu thing doesn't work.

I've read that water on the plates from the freezer trick can wreck it totally
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
I'll try the freezer if the ubuntu thing doesn't work.

I've read that water on the plates from the freezer trick can wreck it totally


Hence why you shouldn't just stick it in the freezer, you need to put it in a sealed sandwich bag (ie :gaffer it down) and leave it a few hours. I've done it a few times and it worked where the drives had a fault with the heads. The drives lasted around 30/40 mins which was enough time to take an image (GetDataBack for Windows has that feature, no idea what software you can use to do that with Hfs+ drives) which i could then do the file recovery on (500GB is around 12rs with GDB).

Edit - Imaging the drive is something i was told by a file recovery firm a few years back; you want to access the drive as little as possible to prevent further damage (heads damaging plates etc). Instead once you get read access, don't attempt to do a file recovery on the physical drive instead image the drive and recover from that.

[Edited on 01-06-2011 by Dom]
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iv stuck several in the freezer at work in tescos carrier bags and after they have worked fine, for half an hour or so

hard drives should be vaccum sealed anyway, and will be far more sealed internally then any sandwich bag you might use

[Edited on 01-06-2011 by Steve]
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
hard drives should be vaccum sealed anyway, and will be far more sealed internally then any sandwich bag you might use


I've always been told that commerical hard drives aren't hermetically sealed, instead they are vented thru an air filter to allow for air pressures to be equalised as well as cooling.

Edit - Dismantled drive: http://www.pcdoctor-guide.com/wordpress/?p=595

[Edited on 01-06-2011 by Dom]
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i think that is true of older drives

either way unless you vacuum the air out the sandwich bag that is equally as likely to generate moisture when freezing.

aside from all of this iv done it several times and its worked lol
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could be a cv joint
adiohead
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disk in freezer
Steve
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leave it overnight
adiohead
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I can't as I've gotta go home and I'm in London tomorrow

I'll leave it for about an hour and then give it a go. Pretty sure it's totally fucked anyway.
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you need to leave it longer really
adiohead
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didn't work. Drive was freezing too. I'll keep it in there and try again another day
Jambo
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You best be trying to recover the data off that drive with certain files on it

 
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