Data Recovery Methods

AaronV · 11-07-2005, 06:18 PM

What is the best software/method for data recovery? I am thinking of adding this to my list of services as it seems to be potentially lucrative in my area.

I was looking into file recovery (for lost or deleted files) and also recovery even after a hard drive has died.

Any suggestions are most welcome :)

Thanks in advance,
Aaron

oldmn · 11-07-2005, 07:08 PM

As for data recovery from a dead drive. Setting up could get expencive. Most manufactures that offer recovery services remove the platters from the old drive and install them in a new one and recover the data that way. Cost somewhare around a 1K per drive.

As for software there a lot out there.
It's just finding one you like and gets the job done.

AaronV · 11-07-2005, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldmn

...As for software there a lot out there.
It's just finding one you like and gets the job done.

Thanks for the reply. I have been looking on the net for some software and so far came up on pctools.com and also a product called Stellar Phoenix. Any thoughts or input on these?

As always - thanks in advance,
Aaron

**crazijoe** · 11-08-2005, 04:57 AM

I use GetDataBack.
http://www.runtime.org/
I had bought it for myself to recover files from a drive I had reformatted. Since then it has paid for itself ten fold recovering files off other peoples machines.

**Glaswegian** · 11-08-2005, 05:06 AM

Just curious here. I've heard folks say that putting a dead drive in a bag and then into the freezer for half an hour works enough to allow you to recover most files. Any truth in this?

**crazijoe** · 11-08-2005, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Glaswegian

Just curious here. I've heard folks say that putting a dead drive in a bag and then into the freezer for half an hour works enough to allow you to recover most files. Any truth in this?

Yes and no. I have done this a few times and got it to work once. You have to look at it this way. The drive is dead. What else have you got to loose.

Chevy · 11-08-2005, 08:58 AM

Well, I wouldn't look into stocking logic boards for various drives - but a purely software-based recovery service can work.

RecoverItAll is a nice app (I've had good success with it) see it here

Skie · 11-20-2005, 12:07 PM

This might be a bit off topic, but if you're unable to retrive the data using other means, this company might be able to help: http://www.gillware.com/. I haven't tried them myself and I'm not affiliated with them, but I know someone who has used them and they were fairly cheap. He's just happy to have recovered his vacation pics. :D He said that the price they charged was more then worth it considering the value he placed on those pics.

Stuartli · 11-23-2005, 09:23 PM

Try in google "DataRecoveryWizard" thats what I use for recovery

[Mystic] · 12-06-2005, 04:27 PM

I actually use a few depending on the job.

1) I try EasyRecovery Professional. This normally gets all data... but sometimes not.

2) If 1. does not work, I use Stellar Phoenix FAT & NTFS. This application is god, normally everything can be bought back with this, even if the sectors have been overwritten.

If these two apps don't find your data, I doubt others will.

Easy Recovery Professional is awesome in the fact that you can enter start strings of file formats it does not nativly support.

I have a win2k3 servers backup drive fail and lose a partition. Easy Pro does not support .bkf files so I manually entered the start code of the file format from www.filext.com which were: Hex: 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00

Plug those in and away you go... 2 hours later I had the full 20gb bkf file back, restored and working.

Skie · 12-07-2005, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [Mystic]

I actually use a few depending on the job.

1) I try EasyRecovery Professional. This normally gets all data... but sometimes not.

2) If 1. does not work, I use Stellar Phoenix FAT & NTFS. This application is god, normally everything can be bought back with this, even if the sectors have been overwritten.

If these two apps don't find your data, I doubt others will.

Easy Recovery Professional is awesome in the fact that you can enter start strings of file formats it does not nativly support.

I have a win2k3 servers backup drive fail and lose a partition. Easy Pro does not support .bkf files so I manually entered the start code of the file format from www.filext.com which were: Hex: 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00

Plug those in and away you go... 2 hours later I had the full 20gb bkf file back, restored and working.

Do you have the URL's for both of those apps?

joceror · 01-16-2006, 11:58 PM

I often use Partition Table Doctor to recover partition table and use DataRecoveryWizard to recover lost or deleted data.

11-07-2005, 06:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
AaronV Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 OS: XP	Data Recovery Methods What is the best software/method for data recovery? I am thinking of adding this to my list of services as it seems to be potentially lucrative in my area. I was looking into file recovery (for lost or deleted files) and also recovery even after a hard drive has died. Any suggestions are most welcome :) Thanks in advance, Aaron

11-07-2005, 07:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
oldmn Hardware Tech Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gig Harbor Wa Posts: 2,137 OS: XP Pro SP3 X 3 My System	As for data recovery from a dead drive. Setting up could get expencive. Most manufactures that offer recovery services remove the platters from the old drive and install them in a new one and recover the data that way. Cost somewhare around a 1K per drive. As for software there a lot out there. It's just finding one you like and gets the job done. __________________ AVG \| MEMTEST86 \| Zone Alarm \| XXCLONE \| Adaware \| Beyond Compare \| Everest If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Sorry no PM's for problems.

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Chevy Semi-Retired Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,172 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Well, I wouldn't look into stocking logic boards for various drives - but a purely software-based recovery service can work. RecoverItAll is a nice app (I've had good success with it) see it here __________________ “My philosophy, like color television, is all there in black and white” -M. Python

11-20-2005, 12:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 1,821 OS: Gentoo Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, CentOS My System	This might be a bit off topic, but if you're unable to retrive the data using other means, this company might be able to help: http://www.gillware.com/. I haven't tried them myself and I'm not affiliated with them, but I know someone who has used them and they were fairly cheap. He's just happy to have recovered his vacation pics. :D He said that the price they charged was more then worth it considering the value he placed on those pics. __________________

11-23-2005, 09:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Stuartli Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 OS: Win2000	Try in google "DataRecoveryWizard" thats what I use for recovery

12-06-2005, 04:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
[Mystic] Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 247 OS: Supporting: 9x/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP	I actually use a few depending on the job. 1) I try EasyRecovery Professional. This normally gets all data... but sometimes not. 2) If 1. does not work, I use Stellar Phoenix FAT & NTFS. This application is god, normally everything can be bought back with this, even if the sectors have been overwritten. If these two apps don't find your data, I doubt others will. Easy Recovery Professional is awesome in the fact that you can enter start strings of file formats it does not nativly support. I have a win2k3 servers backup drive fail and lose a partition. Easy Pro does not support .bkf files so I manually entered the start code of the file format from www.filext.com which were: Hex: 54 41 50 45 00 00 03 00 Plug those in and away you go... 2 hours later I had the full 20gb bkf file back, restored and working. __________________ <insert l33t signature here>

01-16-2006, 11:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
joceror Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1 OS: win2000	I often use Partition Table Doctor to recover partition table and use DataRecoveryWizard to recover lost or deleted data. Last edited by joceror : 01-17-2006 at 12:00 AM.