Re: Data Recovery Part 2
On Nov 21, 4:05 pm, Roger Kulp thorenstd...@yahoo.com wrote: I was wondering about data recovery myself.I had a G4 MDD,and the surge protector got wet the other day.There was a spectacular fireworks display,that blew out the wiring in the room,and now my poor Mac is dead.:_( Can anything be saved? Even if there's more damage than just the power supply, you could remove the hard drive, connect it to another Mac, and try to get your data from it. If the drive is still OK, you most likely won't need any special recovery software. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
I was wondering about data recovery myself.I had a G4 MDD,and the surge protector got wet the other day.There was a spectacular fireworks display,that blew out the wiring in the room,and now my poor Mac is dead.:_( Can anything be saved? Roger --- On Sat, 11/21/09, Paul pper...@gmail.com wrote: From: Paul pper...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Data Recovery Part 2 To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 2:41 AM I returned the drive, since the friend who owns it has another large drive to dump saved files, much more than I do. He also has a much newer Mac. I also gave him a copy of PhotoRec and demo versions of File Salvage and Data Rescue. Now I'm waiting to hear if he got any positive results. He's mostly hoping to recover photos he took. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
Try replacing the PSU, it's probably the only dead part. On Nov 21, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Roger Kulp wrote: I was wondering about data recovery myself.I had a G4 MDD,and the surge protector got wet the other day.There was a spectacular fireworks display,that blew out the wiring in the room,and now my poor Mac is dead.:_( Can anything be saved? Roger --- On Sat, 11/21/09, Paul pper...@gmail.com wrote: From: Paul pper...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Data Recovery Part 2 To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 2:41 AM I returned the drive, since the friend who owns it has another large drive to dump saved files, much more than I do. He also has a much newer Mac. I also gave him a copy of PhotoRec and demo versions of File Salvage and Data Rescue. Now I'm waiting to hear if he got any positive results. He's mostly hoping to recover photos he took. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
On Nov 21, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Roger Kulp wrote: I was wondering about data recovery myself.I had a G4 MDD,and the surge protector got wet the other day.There was a spectacular fireworks display,that blew out the wiring in the room,and now my poor Mac is dead.:_( Can anything be saved? Roger JMHO The problem happened 'Upstream' from the computer equipment! The computer equipment will have seen some 'surges' (spikes mostly) in the AC before that died. The 'good ole' PRAM reset should help. You shouldn't have lost anything. JMHO Chuck D. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
I returned the drive, since the friend who owns it has another large drive to dump saved files, much more than I do. He also has a much newer Mac. I also gave him a copy of PhotoRec and demo versions of File Salvage and Data Rescue. Now I'm waiting to hear if he got any positive results. He's mostly hoping to recover photos he took. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
Now that I think about it, those Mac system files I mentioned earlier would have been created at the time the hard drive was inadvertently formatted. THen the question is whether these files get modified if nobody is deliberately trying to write to the drive. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
good thing share your expeirence after please 2009/11/15 Paul pper...@gmail.com As far as I know, none of the tools I used changed the disk at all. Now that I looked at it and found out what it's for, the companion utility to Testdisk - Photorec - looks more promising for what I'm trying to do. It finds deleted files, rather than deleted partitions. There's a version for Mac, Windows, and Linux. And it's free. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- Baha Ata -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
Unfortunately, connecting the drive to a Mac (running Tiger) creates a few files automatically, such as .DS_Store and .Trashes. Connecting it to a PC creates a Recycled file for the Windows recycling bin. I didn't see a way to make the drive read only. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
ah hmmm... you must download rescue 3 provided link and boot from rescue 3 cd 2009/11/15 Paul pper...@gmail.com Unfortunately, connecting the drive to a Mac (running Tiger) creates a few files automatically, such as .DS_Store and .Trashes. Connecting it to a PC creates a Recycled file for the Windows recycling bin. I didn't see a way to make the drive read only. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- Baha Ata -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
On Nov 15, 4:39 pm, Jim McGee orb...@dslextreme.com wrote: Don't know if this helps http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2216434 There are two parts to that discussion. One is the possibility of setting permissions in OS X so that the drive is read only. But can that be done before the system writes its little files to it? The other part is the fact that a disk drive with the Windows NTFS format will normally be read only on a Mac. NTFS is proprietary to Microsoft, and it's not a format you want for a Mac auxiliary drive. Windows identifies the drive I'm working with as FAT32 and not NTFS. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
Testdisk seems more suitable for fixing partition problems, rather than recovering a directory structure lost by formatting. The demo versions of both File Salvage and Data Rescue have brought up a bunch of working files. Since the disk is formatted FAT32 (but formatted on a Mac by Disk Utility), I had tried it on a PC, but there several different recovery tools found lots of files, but they were unreadable. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
than recovering a directory structure lost by formatting Try test disc with deep search... do not use lots of recovey tools that change disc architecture... For Data Rescue... http://www.macosxapplications.com/system-disk-utilities/data-rescue-3-emergency-hard-drive-recovery-file-recovery/ 2009/11/15 Paul pper...@gmail.com Testdisk seems more suitable for fixing partition problems, rather than recovering a directory structure lost by formatting. The demo versions of both File Salvage and Data Rescue have brought up a bunch of working files. Since the disk is formatted FAT32 (but formatted on a Mac by Disk Utility), I had tried it on a PC, but there several different recovery tools found lots of files, but they were unreadable. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- Baha Ata -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
As far as I know, none of the tools I used changed the disk at all. Now that I looked at it and found out what it's for, the companion utility to Testdisk - Photorec - looks more promising for what I'm trying to do. It finds deleted files, rather than deleted partitions. There's a version for Mac, Windows, and Linux. And it's free. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Paul pper...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone tried File Salvage? Do you know where to get it for less than the $70-$80 prices I've seen? If your files really aren't worth all that much to you then why go through all this effort? ;-) Really, if the files are worth this much effort I'd think $80 would be a small price to pay to get them back. -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
Data Rescue 3 one of the best software for rescue data Focusing rescue... You may have look... I have experienced similiar problems http://www.macosxapplications.com/system-disk-utilities/data-rescue-3-emergency-hard-drive-recovery-file-recovery/ 'Today, one of my powerbook’s system hardisc gone away without any prior warning. 120 GB data gone… my laptop suddenly died. i need a laptop data recovery software? While i try to fixing unfixable, i accidentally erase backup disc (320 GB data gone) partition table… and format it. Even i tried recover partition table with *testdisk* and *pdisk*, i could not succeded. After 10 hours work, i decide get the data only from old drive to somewhere else. *Data Rescue 3* is the program that is the most talented and most successful among others. Here is the info about it' 2009/11/12 Paul pper...@gmail.com A couple of months ago, I reported trying to recover an external hard drive used on a Mac but formatted as FAT32. I believe it was wiped out by Disk Utility doing a quick format. Recovery attempts under Windows got a lot of files, but barely any were readable. I'd post a continuation on the old thread, but I'm only given the Reply to Author option, and I assume that means the message wouldn't be public. A local Mac guy suggested running File Salvage on a Mac, and right now the trial version is churning through the disk. It won't let me save anything, but its previews are showing what look like a lot of working files. Has anyone tried File Salvage? Do you know where to get it for less than the $70-$80 prices I've seen? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- Baha Ata -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Data Recovery Part 2
You may try Test Disk for especially for Windows partion... it is free... and it may find your volume and you may recover it. Go on their site and carefully read it. If you do not use any other program or anything you may rescue your data One above recommend software i used (Data Rescue 3) for Mac OS X, i do not have experience on Windows volumes with it. I have lots of experience with Test Disk on Windows even ntfs volumes. If you made quick format and do not write anything after wards definetly you will rescue volume (larger disk needs time for search and build data order) but please read carefull from Test Disk official site before it. Under link have some special experience about Test Disk on Mac OS X volumes... you may find orginal site of test disk in there. http://www.macosxapplications.com/system-disk-utilities/testdisk-photorec-6-11-3-data-recovery/ 2009/11/12 John Musbach johnmusba...@gmail.com On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Paul pper...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone tried File Salvage? Do you know where to get it for less than the $70-$80 prices I've seen? If your files really aren't worth all that much to you then why go through all this effort? ;-) Really, if the files are worth this much effort I'd think $80 would be a small price to pay to get them back. -- Best Regards, John Musbach -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- Baha Ata -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
RE: Data Recovery Part 2
+1 for Data Rescue here as well. I have used this to save some of my friends files when all else has failed even after I have used TechToolPro or DiskWarrior to save a dying HD. I know nothing about File Salvage but have seen a couple of good write-ups about it. Stewie Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:57:35 +0200 Subject: Re: Data Recovery Part 2 From: baha...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Data Rescue 3 one of the best software for rescue data Focusing rescue... You may have look... I have experienced similiar problems http://www.macosxapplications.com/system-disk-utilities/data-rescue-3-emergency-hard-drive-recovery-file-recovery/ 'Today, one of my powerbook’s system hardisc gone away without any prior warning. 120 GB data gone… my laptop suddenly died. i need a laptop data recovery software? While i try to fixing unfixable, i accidentally erase backup disc (320 GB data gone) partition table… and format it. Even i tried recover partition table with testdisk and pdisk, i could not succeded. After 10 hours work, i decide get the data only from old drive to somewhere else. Data Rescue 3 is the program that is the most talented and most successful among others. Here is the info about it' 2009/11/12 Paul pper...@gmail.com A couple of months ago, I reported trying to recover an external hard drive used on a Mac but formatted as FAT32. I believe it was wiped out by Disk Utility doing a quick format. Recovery attempts under Windows got a lot of files, but barely any were readable. I'd post a continuation on the old thread, but I'm only given the Reply to Author option, and I assume that means the message wouldn't be public. A local Mac guy suggested running File Salvage on a Mac, and right now the trial version is churning through the disk. It won't let me save anything, but its previews are showing what look like a lot of working files. Has anyone tried File Salvage? Do you know where to get it for less than the $70-$80 prices I've seen? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- Baha Ata -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list _ Looking to move this spring? With all the lastest places, searching has never been easier. Look now! http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157631292/direct/01/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Data Recovery Part 2
A couple of months ago, I reported trying to recover an external hard drive used on a Mac but formatted as FAT32. I believe it was wiped out by Disk Utility doing a quick format. Recovery attempts under Windows got a lot of files, but barely any were readable. I'd post a continuation on the old thread, but I'm only given the Reply to Author option, and I assume that means the message wouldn't be public. A local Mac guy suggested running File Salvage on a Mac, and right now the trial version is churning through the disk. It won't let me save anything, but its previews are showing what look like a lot of working files. Has anyone tried File Salvage? Do you know where to get it for less than the $70-$80 prices I've seen? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
