I've cracked the case and mounted the internal drive...nothing. I've tried Data
Rescue III's Deep Scan, Analysis and Cloning options...nothing.
I am able to see the drive in Disc Utility, but can't do anything with it. I
know it powers up, but it's just uncooperative. My assumption is that I
need to send it in for diagnostics and repair. The hope is that the files can
be recovered this way. Aside, I'm MAC OS. "Expletive! Expletive!"
Shane Christian Eason, MFA
www.shanechristianeason.com
Miami | Fort Lauderdale
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From: Bill Seery <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:07:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Data Recovery
Before sending it to anyone, I would crack the case and try mounting it
internally or buy an inexpensive enclosure or SATA (if it is SATA) dock and see
if it spins up. I have had external drives actually go on fire and have been
able to recover them. It's usually the power supply or interface that goes,
though drive failures can occur.There can also be issues with corrupt
directories that can be resolved with software.
If you can get it to spin but can't get it to mount try Data Rescue II if
you're on a Mac. I've had good luck with it. You can try it for free to see
what it can recovery and then purchase it. You'll need a second drive to copy
recovered files to. I would stay away from any software that tries to fix the
drive like Norton or Diskwarrior.
Best of Luck
Bill Seery
[email protected]
212.627.8070
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>
>
> On 2/25/12 8:57 AM, "Shane Eason" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> FW Gang:
> Has anyone recently used a data recovery center, such as The Data
>> Rescue Center in Livermore, CA? I have an external drive that's completely
>> crashed. No software that I have access to will solve the problem. I think it
>> could be mechanical. Anyway, from what I hear, I should look at spending a
>> lot
>> to recover the drive, which blows! So any advice/solution would be great! As
>> you may guess, I haven't backed up the drive and there's a lot of film/video
>> projects on it.
>> Thanks!
> Shane
>
>
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