Comments on: OMG! My harddrive stopped working and I lost all my stuff! What data retrieval company should I call for help? http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67 automated storage and retrieval system Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bjorn http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-258 Bjorn Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67#comment-258 The fact that the Best Buy tech says he can see the files is a good thing. That means that the drive is mechanically sound and it should not be too difficult to get the files off. Since he told you to go somewhere else to get the data, that is exactly what you should do. The tech at Best buy has the tools needed to do exactly what you want to do. It just sounds to me like he was too lazy to do it for you. Any repair shop will have data recovery programs, take it to some other repair shop and tell them you want the data recovered. You should expect to pay ~ $120 for the data. I would like to stress that the less the drive is powered on, the better chance you will have to get the data off it. Also, let this be a good learning experience and back up everything that is important to you on multiple sources. In other words, back them up on to CD or DVD and also back them up on an external drive. The fact that the Best Buy tech says he can see the files is a good thing. That means that the drive is mechanically sound and it should not be too difficult to get the files off.

Since he told you to go somewhere else to get the data, that is exactly what you should do. The tech at Best buy has the tools needed to do exactly what you want to do. It just sounds to me like he was too lazy to do it for you.

Any repair shop will have data recovery programs, take it to some other repair shop and tell them you want the data recovered. You should expect to pay ~ $120 for the data.

I would like to stress that the less the drive is powered on, the better chance you will have to get the data off it.

Also, let this be a good learning experience and back up everything that is important to you on multiple sources. In other words, back them up on to CD or DVD and also back them up on an external drive.

]]> By: xxvietxthugzxx http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-253 xxvietxthugzxx Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67#comment-253 unless you are willing to pay a few hundred bucks for those files. then you are in help. if not, there isn't much you can really do with a dead hard drive. my only question i got for you is, does the hard drives still works. if so, then you can get yourself another computer and run it on linux to get all of your files back. unless you are willing to pay a few hundred bucks for those files. then you are in help. if not, there isn’t much you can really do with a dead hard drive. my only question i got for you is, does the hard drives still works. if so, then you can get yourself another computer and run it on linux to get all of your files back.

]]> By: ohio44903 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-254 ohio44903 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67#comment-254 What type of system? Desktop? Laptop? IDE? Sata? What do you mean it stopped? Does the system boot at all? What type of system? Desktop? Laptop? IDE? Sata?

What do you mean it stopped? Does the system boot at all?

]]> By: Brenton http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-255 Brenton Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67#comment-255 I would try bestbuy, I think they do that...I have done that on a couple of laptop hard drives, and I always freeze them in a airtight ziplock bag for 24 hours and then try accessing the documents after that....if that doesnt work I would send it to best buy or a data recovery place, you can ussually find them in the phonebook in the yellow pages! I would try bestbuy, I think they do that…I have done that on a couple of laptop hard drives, and I always freeze them in a airtight ziplock bag for 24 hours and then try accessing the documents after that….if that doesnt work I would send it to best buy or a data recovery place, you can ussually find them in the phonebook in the yellow pages!

]]> By: smartguy http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-256 smartguy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67#comment-256 There is a 50 50 chance the retrieval company to work for that amount of money. There is a 50 50 chance the retrieval company to work for that amount of money.

]]> By: Colinc http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-257 Colinc Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67#comment-257 For a start the minimum recovery charge is about $1000.00 and that is with no guarantee. You could try fitting the hard drive as a second drive to your machine, assumiong you have a replacement drive fitted and may be able to copy them accross. If you succeed in any way, buy yourself an external usb hard drive to use as backup from now on. For a start the minimum recovery charge is about $1000.00 and that is with no guarantee. You could try fitting the hard drive as a second drive to your machine, assumiong you have a replacement drive fitted and may be able to copy them accross. If you succeed in any way, buy yourself an external usb hard drive to use as backup from now on.

]]> By: low_on_ram http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-252 low_on_ram Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:04:55 +0000 http://www.sigir08.org/?p=67#comment-252 Your in luck because your in the middle of a few large cities. You should go to your library & look at the yellow pages for those cities or do a google search like the one I posted below. You will need to explain in detail what happened & see who can help you. Though sometimes a harddrive is unrecoverable no matter what you do to it. Good luck! Your in luck because your in the middle of a few large cities. You should go to your library & look at the yellow pages for those cities or do a google search like the one I posted below. You will need to explain in detail what happened & see who can help you. Though sometimes a harddrive is unrecoverable no matter what you do to it.

Good luck!

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