Author Topic: Can I haz a halps? (Read 6691 times)

[BTF]adam · « **on:** November 19, 2007, 01:55:31 PM »

Me E drive is knackered, corrupt and unreadable. it had looooots of music and pr0n on, is there any way I can recover this oh-so precious data? :<! (it IS 8 or so years old, from a P2 system I used to have

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PS: Free ways preferable

PPS:

ReCycled · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2007, 03:14:48 PM »

adrenal1ne · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2007, 03:31:26 PM »

X'tyfe · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2007, 04:02:21 PM »

we need more info than that

was the drive having any problems before this? making any noise?

Whirlingdervish · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2007, 04:12:23 PM »

step 1: Uninstall WoW
step 2: Don't type like a slovenly 13 year old azn kid who plays WoW all day
step 3: Go outside for 30 minutes straight.
step 4: Reformat the aforementioned drive
step 5: stop crying about your lost pron, the internet is brimming with the shit.

or you could google up "freeware hard drive data recovery utilities"

X'tyfe · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2007, 04:14:35 PM »

well, im thinking due to its age
it might be failing or have already done so

i know adam had said that his drive was having issues before

[BTF]adam · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2007, 11:13:52 PM »

None of that is happening whirly :p

yeah xtyfe, its been grunting for ages, and got really hot sometimes, im fully aware it was gonna keel over some time soon, just need to know if theres a way to get the stuff on it back.

milhouse · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2007, 11:57:02 PM »

Quote from: Whirlingdervish(Q2C) on November 19, 2007, 04:12:23 PM

step 1: Uninstall WoW
step 2: Don't type like a slovenly 13 year old azn kid who plays WoW all day
step 3: Go outside for 30 minutes straight.
step 4: Reformat the aforementioned drive
step 5: stop crying about your lost pron, the internet is brimming with the shit.

or you could google up "freeware hard drive data recovery utilities"

thats some of the funniest shit ive heard all day. And I agree, adam you are too young to be viewing pr0nography

[BTF] Reflex · « **Reply #8 on:** November 20, 2007, 02:37:38 AM »

I say if you can figure out how to masturbate you deserve porn. Don't listen to him adam.

You got a great run out of that drive, should have backed up sooner

I think thats my weekend project. (mine not yours)

Anyhow, sounds like the motor is frying itself.
all else fails you can try sticking the thing in the fridge/freezer for better part of a day,
When you pull it out, give a quick wipe while you RUN to your IDE cable.

Good luck!

jägermonsta · « **Reply #9 on:** November 20, 2007, 05:11:17 AM »

Well if it's been making noises for ages and it's really that old then you should of expected it to fail sooner or later. Should of backed up your stuff!

[BTF]adam · « **Reply #10 on:** November 20, 2007, 11:51:17 AM »

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jägermonsta · « **Reply #11 on:** November 20, 2007, 12:01:51 PM »

Bad choice for a backup solution I guess.

console · « **Reply #12 on:** November 20, 2007, 12:23:02 PM »

Quote from: adam` on November 20, 2007, 11:51:17 AM

that was my backup drive

I hate to be a scold...

...but if your backup drive dies and you lose data, it wasn't really your backup drive.

(I.e. backup drive means it just mirrors the data on your main drive.)

BTW... when you say the drive is corrupt and unreadable, does that mean chkdsk completely refuses to run on that volume?

Regards,

quadz

Lemonzest · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2007, 01:10:13 PM »

How do i saved Porn?

X'tyfe · « **Reply #14 on:** November 20, 2007, 02:20:38 PM »

just goes to show how much adam sucks

i is getting a new backup drive soon

plus its gunna hold all my anime and pr0n

Author Topic: Can I haz a halps? (Read 6691 times)

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