Computer Geek in Auckland

[Dave Lobster]

Does anyone know of someone that could transfer all the data on my (possibly) fecked hard drive onto a new one?

thanks!

[Romeo]

I can't help you, but what do you mean when you say it's "fecked"?

Did you have your OS on that disk and it's an OS problem?
Or is it a hardware problem with the disk?

[Dave Lobster]

Its an external one. Clumsy Mrs Lobster knocked it off the table today.
The PC can't see it now.. it buzzes, and lets out a regular beep.

But.. Its got all my photos on, and about 200 gig of other stuff that I can't replace..

[Quartermile]

Porn can be replaced

nah seriously talk to pyrocam

[scracha]

Its an external one. Clumsy Mrs Lobster knocked it off the table today.
The PC can't see it now.. it buzzes, and lets out a regular beep.

But.. Its got all my photos on, and about 200 gig of other stuff that I can't replace..

If it's very important data, DO NOT SWITCH ON THE DRIVE. You'll be about 700 bucks to get the data recovered.

If it's not so important data then get any semi IT literate pop round. They should be able to take the drive out of the enclosure and attach it via an IDE or SATA cable directly to the PC. If you're lucky it'll just be the external enclosure electronics that are @$cked. If you're unlucky then say bye bye data.

Next time back-up.

[Lias]

If it's very important data, DO NOT SWITCH ON THE DRIVE. You'll be about 700 bucks to get the data recovered.

If it's not so important data then get any semi IT literate pop round. They should be able to take the drive out of the enclosure and attach it via an IDE or SATA cable directly to the PC. If you're lucky it'll just be the external enclosure electronics that are @$cked. If you're unlucky then say bye bye data.

Next time back-up.

Yeah pretty much what he said.

If its "I must have it" data, use one of the commercial data recovery services, and for gods sake dont turn the drive on again until you hand it over to them. You are however looking at serious $$$ for this service.

Peacock Technologies used to be pretty well known as being experts at data recovery, but I cant find a website for them, and when I last spoke to the guy a year or two ago he said he had cancer so i'd say he's shut up show. Which is a shame because he'd do "discount" data recovery.. He'd only charge half price , as long as you didnt mind it taking a few months (he'd work on your projects when he wasnt busy with full price recoveries)


Computer Forensics http://www.datarecovery.co.nz/ have been around for awhile but charged like a wounded bull last I checked.

Quite a few others have sprung up from what I googled as well.. cant really speak of any of them thou.

[scracha]

Try Timothy at www.digitalrecovery.co.nz - Reasonable peso's and no recovery, no fee. If it's a Seagate drive then I can pass it on to the SRS crew but you'll pay top dollar.

[Dave Lobster]

Try Timothy at www.digitalrecovery.co.nz - Reasonable peso's and no recovery, no fee. If it's a Seagate drive then I can pass it on to the SRS crew but you'll pay top dollar.

Thanks. Will check them out on Monday.

When you say top dollar.. more than $600+ GST?

ta

[jrandom]

[obligatory 'let this be a reminder to you all to back up regularly' post]

[Dave Lobster]

and a reminder to KEEP YOUR CLUMSY FUCKING FEET AWAY FROM MY STUFF is another good one.. I'VE never knocked it off the table..

[scracha]

Thanks. Will check them out on Monday.

When you say top dollar.. more than $600+ GST?
ta

Lets just say an absurd amount of money. Their recovery is the best (hell, they make the drives) but it's stupidly expensive.