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Date: Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:02 pm ((PDT))
Before you give up hope try this software.
http://www.boomdrs.com/
I have recovered data from seemingly dead hard drives as well as thumb driv=
es.
Good Luck,
Wil Hershberger
Nature Images and Sounds, LLC
Hedgesville, WV
The Songs of Insects
My Blog
On Mar 30, 2013, at 7:36 PM, "Avocet" <> wrote:
> Simon,
>
> Been there, got the T shirt.
>
> If the HD head has "landed" it is likely to have damaged the file
> positioning information. It may be possible for a specialist to get it
> back, but if you want to go down that (expensive) route, don't try to
> run the HD.
>
> I'm now a backup freak, backing everything up twice to Elements 2T USB
> drives and even one of them went down. Hard drives have a failure rate
> in the low percents but the loss is often 100%. Solid state storage is
> not
> reliable long term but CD or DVD is reckoned to be OK.
>
> I use a "Compare and Backup" program which shows what needs backing up
> but I can't find a source for it. There are other backup packages
> available if anyone has details, but you do need an incremental backup
> to keep up to date frequently.
>
> David
>
> David Brinicombe
> North Devon, UK
> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
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