Hard Drive help

Discussion in 'Computer Science & Culture' started by fireguy_31, Aug 30, 2004.

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  1. fireguy_31 mors ante servitium Registered Senior Member

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    sorry, not sure if this CS&C forum is to be used as a help centre but, i do need help!!!

    my hard-drive failed at work. all files were lost - didn't have generic back-up set (yeah, my first mistake). IT tried to recoved files from hard-drive and said they couldn't. IT advised they would send to a 'Recovery Company' in Toronto who could recover for a fee, they said it has cost up to 6k in past

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    is there anywhere else i can go to have my files retrieved from the HD at a cheaper price, or is this what it costs?

    many thanks!
     
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  3. Stryder Keeper of "good" ideas. Valued Senior Member

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    It depends on what you lost, how and on what OS.

    In most cases anything thats deleted on a computer is usually not actually deleted at all, just designated as "Free and Usable" to the system. This means as long as you don't "Shred" its possible to regain at least some if not all the files that were accidentally deleted.

    ("Shredding" is when the files are deleted, and "Zerod" multiple times. Zeroing in this case means changing their bytes, byte for byte to zero's multiple times to destroy the data thats hidden in the background.)

    If you could mention what OS it was I (or others ) might be able to point you towards a few programs to look at, then it would simply be hooking that drive up to another system with the same OS and using the program on it to retreive the data.
     
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  7. Gravity Deus Ex Machina Registered Senior Member

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    If it was simply a matter of some data corruption happening, than recovery without using a recovery firm might be possible.

    However if there is a hardware issue with the drive's electronic or mechanical components, then replacing such can involve opening the drive, which requires a clean-room and a lot of specialized expertise.
     
  8. fireguy_31 mors ante servitium Registered Senior Member

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    thanks.
     
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