Help Recover files from a corrupt drive... (part 2)

[old.user4556]

I didn't want to hijack someone's thread, so here goes.

The bird's laptop is fucked. It won't boot, so I made a recovery CD and booted into a command prompt to run some commands (it's a Dell laptop with Error Code 2000-0142 on the self diagnostics which means a shagged hard disk). CHKDSK really didn't do much and was taking forever to run, so I called my mate and he suggested 'SpinRite'. I made a bootable CD with SpinRite and it seemed very technical - the low level scan was going to take 400 hours, so it seemed like the disk was fucked.

As a last ditch resort to get some data off it, I've plugged the 2.5" SATA drive as a slave into my PC and I can at least get into the drive. Unfortunately, the folder under "Documents and Settings" with all her MP3s and pictures on it is not browseable and corrupt. Typical.

Currently running a Windows disk scan to attempt to fix file system errors, but can anyone suggest a better and more robust way to try to salvage the data off it? The disk still works and a lot of the folders appear to be fine, just not the folder that we need to get into

 

[old.Osy]

I didn't want to hijack someone's thread, so here goes.

The bird's laptop is fucked. It won't boot, so I made a recovery CD and booted into a command prompt to run some commands (it's a Dell laptop with Error Code 2000-0142 on the self diagnostics which means a shagged hard disk). CHKDSK really didn't do much and was taking forever to run, so I called my mate and he suggested 'SpinRite'. I made a bootable CD with SpinRite and it seemed very technical - the low level scan was going to take 400 hours, so it seemed like the disk was fucked.

As a last ditch resort to get some data off it, I've plugged the 2.5" SATA drive as a slave into my PC and I can at least get into the drive. Unfortunately, the folder under "Documents and Settings" with all her MP3s and pictures on it is not browseable and corrupt. Typical.

Currently running a Windows disk scan to attempt to fix file system errors, but can anyone suggest a better and more robust way to try to salvage the data off it? The disk still works and a lot of the folders appear to be fine, just not the folder that we need to get into

Manufacturer's own disk checking tool.

1. Identify disk drive manufacturer and model.
2. Go to manufacturer's website, search for disk tool to match the hdd.
3. Run manufacturer's disk tool check scan, both quick and advanced scan.
4. Profit?

 

[old.user4556]

Awesome thanks, I'll try that once my Windows disk thingy finishes and isn't successful.

 

[old.user4556]

Managed to recover almost all of her important stuff, but it looks like her iTunes library is gone. She can get that back, it was her photos and uni work that was the issue.

 

[old.Osy]

Mind sharing the path to resolution?

 

[old.user4556]

Certainly.

1) plugged suspected fucked drive into my main PC as a SATA slave
2) confirmed drive was still accessible, however some folders were reported (the important ones..) as corrupt
3) ran the disk checker that's standard with Windows 7 against the drive
4) confirmed disk was b0rked, but it managed to recover some of the files / folders on the volume
5) managed to get into the folders that were reported as knackered and copied off the important files / folders

That was it really .

 

[Deebs]

Moral of the story: TAKE A BACKUP REGULARLY!

 

[old.user4556]

Deebs, I told her months ago to a) get an external drive and b) get Dropbox. I bugged her about it to the point we argued.

This happened.

*smug*

 

[Deebs]

Deebs, I told her months ago to a) get an external drive and b) get Dropbox. I bugged her about it to the point we argued.

This happened.

*smug*

Lol. To be fair Big G, you are the IT guru in your house and the one that wears the trousers I hope... Sort her out with a backup (no, not another way to gain entry from the rear)

 

[old.user4556]

I wonder if I can swap a blowjob for sorting out her laptop issues.....

 

[Deebs]

I wonder if I can swap a blowjob for sorting out her laptop issues.....

I am sure you can, go for it, if she refuses tell her to seek me out so I can explain your worthiness