Data Recovery

Isn't one of our illustrious memebers now in the data recovery business?

Sorry I can remember who!

Can you PM me, I'd like a quote, without wishing to broadcast it on general channels!

I predict the quote is prohibitively expensive. :)

I recently asked a couple of recovery firms after having a 30gb Fujitsu HD fail in a school notebook; teacher had saved what he described as vital data there instead of his server share. Both were in the £300 to £350 no recovery no fee field.

I was quoted about £500 from CBL Data Recovery to recover 160GB of data from a failed harddisk.

I've been quoted about £400, and I'm prepared to spend it!

File Scavenger 3 is what you need.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Skoggmeiger

File Scavenger 3 is what you need.

---

Not if there are any physical defects with the disk or the controller board :)

if you have 2x of the same drive model you can swap the drive platters/board to recover the data.

this needs the proper forensic software...
and we are prepared to pay!

We have a copy of RStudio, which will recover the majority of failed OSs/ Partitions, I'm not sure who makes it.

If there's anything fatally wrong with the disk, then yeah, you need an expert, and a dust-free room.

Have you tried freezing it?

Is that member still on the board? Could do with a word myself. Alternatively can anyone recommend firms they've actually used?

As a note to anyone who's looking up this topic.

I'm the member who works in the data recovery industry. I will not give away the company I work for unless you really need us, and will not do it on the board, but if you have any questions feel free to PM me.

You might also want to look at this post http://www.edugeek.net/index.php?nam...wtopic&t=13153