How much is Disk Warrior? Kristeen
On Nov 21, 2012, at 1:40 PM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes. However, I have had a chat with the developer and only certain file > types can be recovered. He says that's how data recovery systems work these > days, although I find that somewhat difficult to believe so I am taking it > with a grain of salt. OK, maybe a couple of grains of salt. :) > > I'm not sure, so maybe he's right and maybe different applications can > recover different data. All the same, I'm still kind of coming down on the > side of the old favourite, Alsoft Disk Warrior which rebuilds the directory > structure. That isn't quite the same as conventional data recovery which, as > this application does. scans the physical surface of the disk on a sector by > sector level. But all the same, it has never let me down. > > Gordon > > On 21 Nov 2012, at 04:49, Moop Curran <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > Will either versions work for fixing external hard drives? > Thanks, > Courtney > Sent from My Macbook Pro > > On Nov 17, 2012, at 9:55 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> A while ago, somebody on list made an enquiry regarding a data recovery >> solution. As it happens, I have just found myself in a situation where I >> was in need of just such a utility. So my first port of call was the Apple >> App Store and, to my very great surprise, I came across a little application >> called "Data Recovery Guru". There are two versions of this application. >> One is the App Store version and the other is the Website version. The >> difference is that, in order that the utility complies with Apple App Store >> regulations, it has the facility to scan all of your internal drives or >> partitions disabled. This is not the case with the website version. If you >> by the App Store version, then download and install the Website version, you >> have two licensed copies. However, the cost is still the same. So we >> elected to simply buy the Website version and not bother installing the App >> Store one. I am currently evaluating how much data can be recovered by >> trying to undelete t w > o >> crucial files which I accidentally deleted, then emptied the trash before >> realising my mistake. The application is a little on the expensive side, >> priced at $99.00 US Dollars. But I guess you evaluate its worth by the >> results it gives you. What I have seen so far as it scans makes me think >> that it is very thorough and impressive. >> >> The down side is that the volumes and drives table is very nondescript. >> Therefore, if you have multiple volumes mounted or multiple drives >> connected, (as we have), it isn't possible to know exactly which drive you >> are scanning. I guess the best solution would probably be to disconnect all >> but the volume where you know your lost data was. Then, simply do a scan >> from there. You can probably always safely assume that your internal start >> drive is at the top of the list at all times. So if you only have one >> single volume connected externally, you're pretty safe to assume where the >> scan will take place. >> >> Anyway, as I told you, the application is called "Data Guru". You can read >> more about it here: >> <http://www.macosxfilerecovery.com> >> and, if you have valuable data which you want to recover, give the >> application a spin. >> >> <--- Gordon Smith ---> >> >> If you wish to contact me privately, please use E-Mail in the first >> instance, before you try the below. 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