Need access to old hard drive

TJGoSurf · 11-30-2007, 04:53 AM

I got an old hard drive from a computer that just died out on me. I never had the chance to pull everything off of it, like pictures, programs, documents, now I put it in a new computer and I cannot access any of the files from My Documents. Are these files lost forever? Is there anything I can do to access these files without booting up that hard drive as the master?

[-0MEGA-] · 11-30-2007, 05:39 AM

Does the drive still run? You should be able to recover the files using a data recovery program if you can start up the drive.

patrickv · 11-30-2007, 05:45 AM

the joy of losing data, i've been through it many times.
If you say died, there's probably nothing much you can do.
does the drive even spin when connected ?

TJGoSurf · 11-30-2007, 11:49 AM

The drive still works, I can see the folders and everything its just they wont let me into them. It tells me access denied.

patrickv · 11-30-2007, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by TJGoSurf

The drive still works, I can see the folders and everything its just they wont let me into them. It tells me access denied.

access denied huh !!
wasn't this drive passworded before ? and files make private cause thats the only thing i can think of that can give you such error

Vipernitrox · 11-30-2007, 04:55 PM

what os did you have on the hd?
xp can lock out the my documents folder from any other user including you right now
you can probably get it back some way but i can't think of a way right now

maybe with some bootable cd with which you can get into the filesystem
or try safe mode

11-30-2007, 04:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
TJGoSurf Bronze Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 40	Need access to old hard drive I got an old hard drive from a computer that just died out on me. I never had the chance to pull everything off of it, like pictures, programs, documents, now I put it in a new computer and I cannot access any of the files from My Documents. Are these files lost forever? Is there anything I can do to access these files without booting up that hard drive as the master?

11-30-2007, 05:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
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11-30-2007, 05:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
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11-30-2007, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
TJGoSurf Bronze Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 40	The drive still works, I can see the folders and everything its just they wont let me into them. It tells me access denied.

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