On Fri, 2013-12-06 at 00:05 -0500, Ravnox wrote: > There is always the hard disk in the freezer trick... > > See: > http://lifehacker.com/5515337/save-a-failed-hard-drive-in-your-freezer-redux > > Basically, you put the disk in your freezer for some time, you take it > out, plug it and pray that you have enough time to get your data(and > that it actually helps). > > I've successfully done it once myself. It doesn't always work, but > when you are out of options and don't want to pay thousands for the > recovery... > > I would also recommend copying exactly the data that you need using cp > and not doing a full disk image. Doing a disk image is often too hard > for a broken drive. If you can mount it, copy the folders that you > need quickly and that's it. Also, if you can, write down a list of > files and folders in order of importance, then use that list to create > a bash script to copy these from the defective drive to a safe > location, then run that script once the drive is accessible. > Basically, it's a race against time, you want to be as quick as you can.
+1. In case you really want to try an image go with dcfldd or ddrescue. Rsync could also do the job... It might avoid partially saved files. good luck, best,
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