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Dead Disk - can't recover data
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I am desperate...
I have just transfered data from a Hard Drive (HD1) to another one (HD2).
So at the end HD1 is empty and HD2 is full.
Then the accident happen: Crash of HD2. Impossible to read it, Windows won't even start when HD2 is plugged.
Then I thought: "I'm going to use Stellar Phoenix on HD1, no problem". But it doesn't work! What Stellar find is unreadable.
I am helpless, is there anything else to try ?
I have to add that a few month before today I converted HD1 from NTFS to FAT32 with "Partition Magic". Is it why it is so difficult for stellar to recover the data? Is the FAT32 of Partion Magic different from a FAT32 made by windows?
I have just transfered data from a Hard Drive (HD1) to another one (HD2).
So at the end HD1 is empty and HD2 is full.
Then the accident happen: Crash of HD2. Impossible to read it, Windows won't even start when HD2 is plugged.
Then I thought: "I'm going to use Stellar Phoenix on HD1, no problem". But it doesn't work! What Stellar find is unreadable.
I am helpless, is there anything else to try ?
I have to add that a few month before today I converted HD1 from NTFS to FAT32 with "Partition Magic". Is it why it is so difficult for stellar to recover the data? Is the FAT32 of Partion Magic different from a FAT32 made by windows?
If the disk crash is due to Windows system file corruption or the like, you might be able to access/recover the data on the drive by using an alternate operating system like Linux. I've used the "Live" (runs entirely off of a CD) version of Knoppix to do this quite a few times.
On the other hand, if the drive failure is of an electronic or mechanical nature, you might have to resort to this :eek:
On the other hand, if the drive failure is of an electronic or mechanical nature, you might have to resort to this :eek:
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Please do not contact me by email or PM for help. We're all volunteers here, and only have so much free time to dedicate to our efforts.
However, if I've been working on a thread with you already, and seem to have "forgotten" your thread, please do send me a message. I try not to let things slip through the cracks, but it does happen sometimes.
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Originally Posted by DMR
If the disk crash is due to Windows system file corruption or the like, you might be able to access/recover the data on the drive by using an alternate operating system like Linux. I've used the "Live" (runs entirely off of a CD) version of Knoppix to do this quite a few times.
On the other hand, if the drive failure is of an electronic or mechanical nature, you might have to resort to this :eek:
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