NviGate_Systems Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Does anyone have experience with doing logical data recovery on failing hard disks? I use HDD Sentinel and HDD Regenerator where possible, but there are always drives that seemingly look good(ish) then suddenly tank when you try and read or access them. I'm looking for a program that will read and skip over bad areas but log which LBS/Sectors it just in case I need to repair that sector. Most of the apps I see today are so focused on "recovering" data, few (that I saw) offer the ability to simply read what's good, abandon the rest and let me sort through what I can get. Any ideas?
jinnantonnixx Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 I've had excellent results using TestDisk for repairing disks, and its sister utility PhotoRec for recovering lost files. I was so pleased with it I made a donation to the creator. TestDisk - Partition Recovery and File Undelete Be sure to read the instructions and walk-throughs, as it's powerful software. TestDisk Step By Step - CGSecurity 2
difinity Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 You should clone the disc using ddrescue and work on the image rather than work on the failing drive. 1
Guest MD5T Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 I've always had fantastic results with ZAR
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