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Post by franko on Feb 23, 2010 14:01:06 GMT -5
normally I can figure these things out but need a little help here . . . HD crashed and lost everything kinda. last back-up is gibberish too so gotta restore the HD [so I can find my freakin' tax files!!!  -- among other things -- like work-related stuff] anyway, restored the files from the HD but they are all numbered not named [as in, for example, FIL1, FIL2, . . . FIL35000 . . . and that's just the documents!]. There's gotta be a better way than opening every individual file. reading them, and renaming, but I can't for the life of me figure out how [and they are all listed by restore date, not creation date or "last used" date, so that doesn't help much either]. Anyone? Bueller? |
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 24, 2010 17:23:29 GMT -5
Sorry to see you've had no help from here, franko.
I have no clue about that.
Hope everything's worked out.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 24, 2010 18:38:10 GMT -5
Franko, I only saw your post just now. I know Staples will recover lost data from a HD, but it will cost you $40.
I don't know how they do it; I think they might look at the directories with a different software (Linux maybe?). Some of the geeks will be able to answer that better though.
Cheers.
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Post by franko on Feb 24, 2010 18:49:03 GMT -5
Thanks, guys.
Dis, the Staples guys'll just charge me for what I've already done . . . my need is beyond their expertise.
It's open, rename, save to different folder times 10,000 times or so . . . while trying to perform my regular duties. As of today: up to FIL1000.
However, I have sped up the process by hitting the delete key as often as I can.
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Post by The New Guy on Feb 25, 2010 7:17:07 GMT -5
Sorry for the delayed response Franko, but here's what I can tell you:
How files are named depend on two things. The first is the recovery software you're using. Some recovery software works better than others. The best, of course, cost money to use, but there are a couple decent free ones around.
The second is the damage to the file system. If the file system is badly corrupt (exceedingly rare, but worth mentioning) the file names might not be recoverable. Often, when recovering data from a damaged HD you will see a number of files named in a similar fashion to what you are seeing - this means that their name is simply unrecoverable due to damage/time. I haven't seen a file system so badly damaged that every name was unrecoverable, but it is possible.
I have used BinaryBiz (http://www.binarybiz.com/) several times in the past with great success. They might be a little pricey (I don't recall what their cost be MB is) but they are good, and you can download their software and see what comes back before you buy.
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Post by cigarviper on Feb 25, 2010 8:41:38 GMT -5
Took me 10 minutes to figure out what HD was.
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Post by blny on Feb 25, 2010 9:11:58 GMT -5
TNG, I wouldn't say the general is the best cost money. That certainly isn't the case when it comes to AV/Malware. Franko, have you tried installing the drive as a slave on another computer? Have you tried opening a cmd prompt and navigating the drive that way? You can copy/move files that way. I've never used Linux to recover data, but here's a pdf that may help. port25.technet.com/videos/research/datarecovery.pdfGood luck. |
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Post by franko on Feb 25, 2010 10:17:42 GMT -5
The second is the damage to the file system. If the file system is badly corrupt (exceedingly rare, but worth mentioning) the file names might not be recoverable. I never do things the easy way. meet my HD. even the fed gov techie shook his head. first he said "don't worry about it". then he said "remember that I said in very rare cases . . . " worth a shot -- I'll see what my guy used when I cried to him |
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Post by franko on Feb 25, 2010 10:18:52 GMT -5
have you tried installing the drive as a slave on another computer? Have you tried opening a cmd prompt and navigating the drive that way? You can copy/move files that way. yup and yup again, worth a try. thanks all |
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Post by Cranky on Feb 25, 2010 12:59:11 GMT -5
Franko, did you lose all that porn I send you? You know, "100 Ways to Make a Dollar"? So far, I have been lucky and never lost a drive....other then dropping a mini drive and killing it. Obviously it's too late to suggest this but here is some cheap and almost worthless post crash advice. Get a 1 TB portable drive and mirror your entire drive. About $100. The software I did it with is free and it called Xxclone. www.xxclone.com/I did that about two months ago and removed the original drive. Now I have complete mirror and even if the computer is stolen, I still have the drive inforrmation. One more bit of cheap advice..... If you have a huge drive and making a clone, it takes forever through the USB port. Take the portable drive out of the casing, install it in your computer then clone it. Then place either your old hard drive or your new hard drive inside the casing and use the USB to update files. Having said that, not all hard drive casing are easy to open, The one I bought has an aluminum shell with four screws holding the drive and another four screws holding the drive to the small hardware shell. Straight forward and simple. One more thing, if you do what I do, make sure you test the USB connectivity. The small hardware on the portable drives may not be compatible with the older hard drives. Ya'see, I'm full of cheap advice! |
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Post by jkr on Feb 25, 2010 16:52:19 GMT -5
Took me 10 minutes to figure out what HD was. LOL I thought he dropped his new flat screen.  |
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Post by clear observer on Feb 26, 2010 12:19:06 GMT -5
"100 Ways to Make a Dollar"? Tough times.....tough times, indeed. |
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