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Whoo!

I've never been so happy to see my computer again.. 4 days ago my hard drive died / crashed with no backup since last year.

needless to say I thought I lost 7gb of workd and data.

I was going crazy so I looked online for some datarecovery services and sent my drive to drivesavers and they couldn't do sh!t for me. When I got he drive back I tried this place called DataLeach (www.dataleach.com and they were able to recover about 95% of my files..

Yipee!!!! I'm so happy!!!

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Big congrats to — getting files back after a drive failure is a relief. A couple of practical follow-ups will protect what you recovered and reduce the chance of doing this again.

First, verify the recovered data rather than assuming it is perfect. Spot-open critical files, check file sizes and timestamps, run an updated antivirus scan, and create hashes for key files so you can detect corruption later. Example commands:

certutil -hashfile "C:\Recovered\Important.docx" SHA256
Get-FileHash "C:\Recovered\Important.docx" -Algorithm SHA256
sha256sum /path/to/Important.docx

Second, put a reliable backup plan in place now. Use the 3-2-1 approach: at least three copies, on two different media, with one copy offsite or in the cloud. For system recovery prefer a full disk image (so the OS and apps can be restored quickly); use an image tool or a cloning utility and keep a known-good image after a clean install. For active projects and code, use version control (Git) and push to a remote repository.

Immediate actions: copy recovered files to a healthy drive before you do anything else. Do not keep working off the recovered/old drive. Run SMART/diagnostics on the failed disk and replace it if it shows errors. Automate regular backups and test restores monthly so a backup is actually usable. For and , external drives or cloud storage are easier and faster long-term than juggling many optical discs. For , if the goal is playback on a DVD player you must author the images into DVD-video; for archiving, burn them as data or use external/cloud storage.

If important files still look damaged after these checks, consider re-contacting a professional recovery service for targeted work.

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lmao! awesome! are those work files, as in a job? or just stuff youve collected over the years?

lol, i have about 100 gigs of stuff, if i lost it all, id comit suicide :D

MGM out

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lol, i have about 100 gigs of stuff, if I lost it all, I'd commit suicide :D

I know what you mean. Looks like some of us need to invest in a DVD burner... I can hardly wait for the 23 GB discs...

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23 GB!?!? jeeze... they're DVD's then right???

and yea, i need to get a DVD burner, but I just now got myself a faster CD burner :p (52x ;))

MGM out

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Guys how do you burn some graphics? My CD writer (BenQ) with a speed of 48*16*48 is mostly able to write data and audio.

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Guys how do you burn some graphics? My CD writer (BenQ) with a speed of 48*16*48 is mostly able to write data and audio.

What kind of graphics do you want to burn? There are ways of creating "slideshow" CDs that will play in DVD players, for example. Of course graphic files can be treated as data, too. What's your intended purpose?

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