recovery software

patrickv · 03-22-2008, 08:07 PM

hey peeps whats a good recovery software , preferably freeware, i need to recover data, apparently a drive had wat to many bad sectors and when i try opening it i get "drive is not formatted"....
geez, any ideas ?

tremmor · 03-22-2008, 08:16 PM

ive looked for freeware in the past and found nothing. I would think it exist.
Im using spinrite.

PC eye · 03-22-2008, 08:20 PM

Sounds like it's Recuva time again for someone. http://www.recuva.com/ That's a freeware while something like Active Undelete is a retail software. And before all the lame remarks start pouring in I'll show you an alternative method for seeing files copied from drive to drive without Windows even running.

A live for cd distro can get around bad sectors and MS errors at times like ubuntu 7.10 seen there.

patrickv · 03-22-2008, 08:26 PM

freeware anyone else ? google does not seem to help

patrickv · 03-22-2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

Sounds like it's Recuva time again for someone. http://www.recuva.com/ That's a freeware while something like Active Undelete is a retail software. And before all the lame remarks start pouring in I'll show you an alternative method for seeing files copied from drive to drive without Windows even running.

A live for cd distro can get around bad sectors and MS errors at times like ubuntu 7.10 seen there.

hopefully that will help

Quote:

Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

deleted ?
from my first post am gonna format, but i will try this instead.
Yesterday i backed up the userdata and put it on that hard drive, now this one turns out "drive not formatted ".. am really pissed at this.
i spent a whole night recovery yesterday with Ontrack but ontrack is crap, recovers very little data

patrickv · 03-22-2008, 09:04 PM

haha Pc_eye, that recuva thing is pure crap, i also tried booting off my ubuntu cd but i got a sh*tload of errors at startup.
I will try using hirens utility and see if that helps, right now in my country its 12.10am, geez guess am gonna be working through the night again

PC eye · 03-22-2008, 09:06 PM

The advantage of a live distro is that you can get past obstacles at times since Linux uses a different way to access partitions whether they are MS, VFat, or another type without any particular OS being loaded except for the live session which is a self contained OS on a cd-r and not running off of any hard drive.

One old article explains how to use the Debian Distro Knoppix for the same type of recovery when a drive or partition can't be accessed normally unless the drive is more then seeing bad sectors but the heads are going on you. http://www.shockfamily.net/cedric/knoppix/

When booting with a live distro simply press the enter key to see the defaults loaded unless you are a more advanced user.

patrickv · 03-22-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

The advantage of a live distro is that you can get past obstacles at times since Linux uses a different way to access partitions whether they are MS, VFat, or another type without any particular OS being loaded except for the live session which is a self contained OS on a cd-r and not running off of any hard drive.

One old article explains how to use the Debian Distro Knoppix for the same type of recovery when a drive or partition can't be accessed normally unless the drive is more then seeing bad sectors but the heads are going on you. http://www.shockfamily.net/cedric/knoppix/

When booting with a live distro simply press the enter key to see the defaults loaded unless you are a more advanced user.

im on knoppix now,i will update info later
edit : Could not mount device
The reported error was
mount : i could not determine the filesystem type,and none was specified

error i got while accessing the drive, i dont think live distros will help here, i need a windows program for this

PC eye · 03-22-2008, 09:32 PM

If you are seeing that type of error with a live distro where it can't even view the drive it's likely that the drive is toast and the only thing you would be able to do is send it to a professional data recovery service. If the hardware portion of the drive is working the way it should you would have seen the drive as a desktop icon like seen in the screen shot taken while booting up with ubuntu live here.

cohen · 03-22-2008, 09:33 PM

Here you go

Recover my files application no need for installation

Here is the link to download it from - Download File Here

03-22-2008, 08:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,247	recovery software hey peeps whats a good recovery software , preferably freeware, i need to recover data, apparently a drive had wat to many bad sectors and when i try opening it i get "drive is not formatted".... geez, any ideas ? __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2 Last edited by patrickv; 03-22-2008 at 08:10 PM.

03-22-2008, 08:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,938	Sounds like it's Recuva time again for someone. http://www.recuva.com/ That's a freeware while something like Active Undelete is a retail software. And before all the lame remarks start pouring in I'll show you an alternative method for seeing files copied from drive to drive without Windows even running. A live for cd distro can get around bad sectors and MS errors at times like ubuntu 7.10 seen there. __________________ Geek Goliath: Gates Says G'Bye to Microsoft http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sto...5246378&page=1 Nitendo DS hits the classroom http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5250297

03-22-2008, 08:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,247	freeware anyone else ? google does not seem to help __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

03-22-2008, 09:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,247	haha Pc_eye, that recuva thing is pure crap, i also tried booting off my ubuntu cd but i got a sh*tload of errors at startup. I will try using hirens utility and see if that helps, right now in my country its 12.10am, geez guess am gonna be working through the night again __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

03-22-2008, 09:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,938	The advantage of a live distro is that you can get past obstacles at times since Linux uses a different way to access partitions whether they are MS, VFat, or another type without any particular OS being loaded except for the live session which is a self contained OS on a cd-r and not running off of any hard drive. One old article explains how to use the Debian Distro Knoppix for the same type of recovery when a drive or partition can't be accessed normally unless the drive is more then seeing bad sectors but the heads are going on you. http://www.shockfamily.net/cedric/knoppix/ When booting with a live distro simply press the enter key to see the defaults loaded unless you are a more advanced user. __________________ Geek Goliath: Gates Says G'Bye to Microsoft http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sto...5246378&page=1 Nitendo DS hits the classroom http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5250297

03-22-2008, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
tremmor Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 468	ive looked for freeware in the past and found nothing. I would think it exist. Im using spinrite.

03-22-2008, 09:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,938	If you are seeing that type of error with a live distro where it can't even view the drive it's likely that the drive is toast and the only thing you would be able to do is send it to a professional data recovery service. If the hardware portion of the drive is working the way it should you would have seen the drive as a desktop icon like seen in the screen shot taken while booting up with ubuntu live here. __________________ Geek Goliath: Gates Says G'Bye to Microsoft http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sto...5246378&page=1 Nitendo DS hits the classroom http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=5250297

03-22-2008, 09:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 4,743	Here you go Recover my files application no need for installation Here is the link to download it from - Download File Here __________________ View My website User Name - cf Password - computer My Computer Specs My Computer Pics E-mail Me MSN Mac vs PC (Has swearing)

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