step by step to recover hdd

  1. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #1
    Ok tried plugging into a thingy but last file update was 2012 so is there another way to recover any files? Dos mode or something? Tried Google but most Sat download this and turns out to be adware?? Wanna recover my newborns baby pics
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS
    #2
    Slave it from another computer or you could just buy a cheap caddy off eBay and plug it into another working computer
  3. Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar
    #3
    Take it somewhere. Don't mess with it if you don't know what you're doing. You could end up destroying it.

    Kroll ontrak will get it off but will cost you a small fortune. But it depends how much they photos are worth to you
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #4
    tried slaving it but nothing comes up other than 2012 files nothing recent, guy at comp shop said maybe do something in dos with directories?
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
    #5
    you need to get all unixy on that motherfucker!

    You can bosh it up to me if you want, unless it has loads of "home movies" on it?
  6. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2012 Perth Posts: 3665 Peugeot 106 1.1 Turbo Peugeot 106 1.5D Turbo Peuge
    #6
    Step one, boot Linux (such as ubuntu) from live CD or pen drive.

    Access your HDD

    transfer the files ya want onto external HDD.

    Bin your broken hdd, you win (or reinstall winfail or ifail)
  7. Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar
    #7
    Sounds like it's mounting the recovery partition tbh, do any of the files look like something you've created? . As Muz says you need to get yer nix oot. But tbh, I think it's well beyond you.

    As said, all else fails Kroll will do it for you, almost 100% guaranteed to get most of it off. but they'll charge about £1K depending on the amount of data
  8. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #8
    We'll the stuff I can access is from a recovery point in 2012 and can't find anything else on hdd. Can you do a step by step to these points so I can try don't wanna pay out a grand for a few baby pics and Car pics
  9. Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar
    #9
    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...dows-computer/

    this should cover the basics. If you still can't get it to work then you need someone to look at the partition table and see what's actually there, don't do this yourself though as you could totally destroy it.
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #10
    Ohhhhhhhh that looks good will try that when I got some time and quiet cheers
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS
    #11
    Trying Hirens boot disk might be an idea as well
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #12
    So that how to say to plug it into laptop, will it still work if it's a slave disc plugged into usb?
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #13
    Tried and failed with software above, called a recovery company £99-249 to recover data!!!!
    Downloaded some software and it seems to have worked but says can't view images as something needs updating so will see later