Data recovery

1. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #1 1st November 2014, 10:24

   Need some help, PC boffins.
   
   I used a recovery program on my PC a good while ago to get back deleted uni work. Now I need to try and recover documents from the mrs' grandad's laptop, mostly legal and financial stuff as he went mental with a UTI and deleted a load of stuff lol. However, I was thinking that installing the recovery prog to his laptop will maybe overwrite what we're trying to recover, so is there a way to install the recovery prog to my machine and run it on his drives?
   
   Also, any recommendations on which prog to use? Been that long I cant remember what I used.
   
   Advice much appreciated. Cheers!
2. Giraffe Saxperience Addict Joined: Feb 2009 Middlesbrough Posts: 10620

   #2 1st November 2014, 13:24

   I can't remember the tech terms but surely you can plug his drives in your machine as slaves and run the software from your machine that way? I did it many moons ago and it worked sort of I think.
3. Alexp Central South Joined: Jun 2006 East Sussex Posts: 3105 VTS :)

   #3 1st November 2014, 13:36

   I'd use something like this http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/compon...28753-pdt.html
   (You'd need to check his drive would fit tho) with this https://www.piriform.com/recuva

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4. Mickswan Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti

   #4 1st November 2014, 14:00

   You can plug his hard drive to your of and use it as a slave drive. Varies from drive to drive, but there's a good tutorial on youtube.

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5. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

   #5 1st November 2014, 17:00

   most programs designed to recover data will run in standalone mode where it can run from a USB stick or somesuch, so nothing needs to be written to the disk you're recovering from.

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6. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

   #6 1st November 2014, 20:45

   You're all correct pretty much. Data is my actually deleted straight away, the portion of disk is just marked to be used again.
   
   I would slave it to another computer personally as a preventative measure.
7. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

   #7 1st November 2014, 22:18

   I know I'm correct. I've been working in IT for ... A little while
8. chompy Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar

   #8 3rd November 2014, 08:25

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Ross I know I'm correct. I've been working in IT for ... A little while

   You're wrong
9. user_39461 Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.

   #9 3rd November 2014, 08:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by chompy You're wrong

   I was wrong back in 1996 I think (somewhere round there). But it's rare.

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10. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

    #10 3rd November 2014, 13:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ross I know I'm correct. I've been working in IT for ... A little while

    Not sure you could user the word "work" tbh. Attend is probably more apt.
11. chompy Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar

    #11 3rd November 2014, 14:30

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Brettles1986 Not sure you could user the word "work" tbh. Attend is probably more apt.

    Certianly more apt. for you.
    
    "i'll just pm chompy, he'll do all my work for me"

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12. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

    #12 3rd November 2014, 14:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by chompy Certianly more apt. for you. "i'll just pm chompy, he'll do all my work for me"

    Fuck off, I hassled you twice and still I sorted it myself you useless bastard
13. chompy Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Scotland Posts: 1764 Because racecar

    #13 3rd November 2014, 15:02

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Brettles1986 Fuck off, I hassled you twice and still I sorted it myself you useless bastard

    If only I hadn't deleted they PMs
14. user_46658 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2010 Little Mill, South Wales Posts: 7547 Mondeo ST TDCI Saxo VTS

    #14 3rd November 2014, 15:24

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by chompy If only I hadn't deleted they PMs

    I have them!
    
    What you need?
15. marshallbrown Newbie Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 3

    #15 15th January 2019, 12:13

    I don't know much about it but there is maybe software through which you can recover the deleted data.
16. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #16 21st January 2019, 18:29

    Dude bumps 5 year old thread, to say he doesn't know anything.
    
    
    
17. MartinObviously Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2012 Perth Posts: 3665 Peugeot 106 1.1 Turbo Peugeot 106 1.5D Turbo Peuge

    #17 21st January 2019, 21:54

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Manu Dude bumps 5 year old thread, to say he doesn't know anything.

    What's your point m9
    
    U WANTIN BACKED UP, I'LL BACK YOU UP!
18. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #18 22nd January 2019, 11:41

    There is no point, I was merely looking at the funny. Other than that I'm good, I have 4 separate hard drives backing up about 2.5 Tb. Data recovery is irrelevant in my house.
    
    HELL YEAH CAPS LOCK M7