[WWI] WWI List Re: Lost data

[Tom Mason]

Rob,

Thanks Rob. I don't know a lot about computers but I do know enough to know 
to not format or re-format the hard drive. The hard drive is not near full 
and it is a 1 terabyte drive.

T.O.M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Stewart" <rob at rob-stewart.to>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: [WWI] WWI List Re: Lost data


> Tom
>
> There are disk recovery services that will get your data back no matter 
> how damaged it is.  They strip it in a clean room and put all your data on 
> a new hard drive.
>
> However this is not cheap.
>
> I've been quoted between US$500 and $1,500 for my 500GB hard drive.
>
> It has all of my children's photographs on it since birth, and 300GB of 
> music.  But I don't have the money.....
>
> Whatever you do on your own, don't format or re-format the disk.
>
> Magnus Berggren wrote:
>> Open up the disk and pull out the hard drive. Connect it through one of 
>> the IDE or SATA-connectors on your motherboard. See if the PC can find 
>> the disc at all. If it does, install either GetDataBack or some other 
>> good software. If the disc is found, I would say that it´s at least 90% 
>> chances of retrieving your info.
>>
>
> -- 
> Rob Stewart
> It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance 
> and a ray of sunshine.
>
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