Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 8:42 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: In my experience, Data Rescue is very thorough, and ALWAYS finds old files unless the HD has be reformatted or zeroed. I took the drive to a friend who ran some other recovery software and then DR. files were recovered but apparently no large files such as video projects. He speculated that they were fragmented beyond recognition. So, as you say Kris, lesson learned and I'm simplifying my back up options and procedures. Thank you Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: file recovery?
On May 23, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I just accidentally erased a partition that I shouldn't have. with disk utility (not zeroed) I haven't put anything there yet. Just did it in the last 5 mins. I have disk warrior... and techtool pro 5 any way of getting these files back? Jeff Erased or re-partitioned? Erased is a lot easier to recover from. I would go straight to Data Rescue http://www.prosofteng.com/ or a commercial recovery service. nag mode/Of course it would be easiest to just restore your data from a recent backup, right?/nag -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: file recovery?
On May 23, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I just accidentally erased a partition that I shouldn't have. with disk utility (not zeroed) I haven't put anything there yet. Just did it in the last 5 mins. I have disk warrior... and techtool pro 5 any way of getting these files back? Jeff Jeff Engle Kamiah, Idaho 83536 Data Rescue 3 will do it. Diskwarrior may make your problem worse. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda USA From TiBook 800 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: file recovery?
erased not re-partitioned. On May 23, 2010, at 8:50 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 23, 2010, at 8:45 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: I just accidentally erased a partition that I shouldn't have. with disk utility (not zeroed) I haven't put anything there yet. Just did it in the last 5 mins. I have disk warrior... and techtool pro 5 any way of getting these files back? Jeff Erased or re-partitioned? Erased is a lot easier to recover from. I would go straight to Data Rescue http://www.prosofteng.com/ or a commercial recovery service. nag mode/Of course it would be easiest to just restore your data from a recent backup, right?/nag -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: file recovery?
On May 23, 2010, at 8:52 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: erased not re-partitioned. Try the data rescue demo, see if it works, if not, decide if it's worth the several hundred to thousands it'll cost to recover commercially. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: file recovery?
On May 23, 2010, at 6:06 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On May 23, 2010, at 8:52 AM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: erased not re-partitioned. Try the data rescue demo, see if it works, if not, decide if it's worth the several hundred to thousands it'll cost to recover commercially. Bruce, tried the Data rescue 3, worked like a charm:-) Jeff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: file recovery?
At 8:05 PM -0700 5/23/2010, Jeffrey Engle wrote: Bruce, tried the Data rescue 3, worked like a charm:-) Jeff Now, go make a backup! NOW. :) - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 8:42 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: In my experience, Data Rescue is very thorough, and ALWAYS finds old files unless the HD has be reformatted or zeroed. On Apr 30, 5:30 pm, Cliff Rediger redicl...@yahoo.com wrote: It promised a 13+ hour run, so I'm postponing until I get back home. Then, there's also the Thorough Scan option. I let DR run overnight and in the morning it reported an estimated time of 100 hrs to produce the report. I do not have a HD large enough to match the troubled drive, but figured I wouldn't need one just to generate the report. so, I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong. advice appreciated. Ciff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:09 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: My SuperDuper settings call for smart update which mimics the complete backup option so all files not on the original drive must have been erased, and thoroughly. On Apr 29, 8:42 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: I don't think your hypothesis is correct. I've used both SuperDuper and Data Rescue. ,,, I don't believe that SuperDuper would have taken the time to zero all data on the HD unless you specified this in a preference beforehand. Thanks for that thorough response Kris. I guess part of my trouble is that I'm not sure what happened. Typically, I back up my boot drive to another drive that I take with me when I travel along with the 1 TB drive. Regrettably, I didn't look at the SD settings (this drive to that drive), but, did note that it was taking a long time to smart update. Still, I figured this was because I hadn't backed up for weeks, and I don't recall it taking an hour or two. I may have booted the TB drive when setting up, not sure. But, almost certainly didn't do anything else. Also, to correctly use Data Rescue you'd need access to another clean HD. I understand this and figure(d) I'll need another TB drive to recover. While you may be able to compile a list of recoverable files using a smaller HD, That's what I thought and hoped. But I don't see anything in the recoverable files that look like my lost files. I still think there SHOULD be MANY recoverable files using Data Rescue At your prompt, I'm going to look again UNLESS the HD was zeroed, and zeroing a 1TB HD is a fairly long process that's not normally part of a SuperDuper backup. right. Thank you Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 8:42 pm, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: In my experience, Data Rescue is very thorough, and ALWAYS finds old files unless the HD has be reformatted or zeroed. Kris, my report was base on running only the DR Quick Scan Your comments reminded me that I had other DR options, and I tried the DR Deleted Files Scan. It promised a 13+ hour run, so I'm postponing until I get back home. Then, there's also the Thorough Scan option. So, thanks for the imput and encouragement. I'm hopeful again. And, yes, it's a lesson learned. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 28, 1:02 pm, Baha Ata baha...@gmail.com wrote: BUT NEVER WRITE ANYTHING ON THE DISCS that you try to rescue and NEVER USE THEM. Data rescue take data from them and write another disc, no change on old drive... That's the best way. I'm running 10.4.11 on a Mini G4. Hmm. Since I inadvertently cloned from a smaller drive (d1) to a larger drive, thus erasing most of what was on the larger drive (d2) I'm suddenly thinking that any recovery will require a third drive (d3) of equal size to the d2. Is that right? or will Disk Recovery buffer recovered files (from d2) and progressively write back to d2? Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: I'm running 10.4.11 on a Mini G4. Hmm. Since I inadvertently cloned from a smaller drive (d1) to a larger drive, thus erasing most of what was on the larger drive (d2) I'm suddenly thinking that any recovery will require a third drive (d3) of equal size to the d2. Is that right? or will Disk Recovery buffer recovered files (from d2) and progressively write back to d2? As a rule of thumb always ALWAYS ALWAYS do data recovery to a clean drive. Never EVER write to your problem drive; write-protect it in hardware if possible. If these files are worth it (irreplaceable and/or will cost a great deal to re-create) consider a data recovery service like Drive Savers. They're pricey, but they can probably get the data back. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: I'm suddenly thinking that any recovery will require a third drive (d3) of equal size to the d2. On Apr 29, 10:09 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: As a rule of thumb always ALWAYS ALWAYS do data recovery to a clean drive. If these files are worth it (irreplaceable and/or will cost a great deal to re-create) consider a data recovery service like Drive Savers. Data Recovery provides a demo mode which allows one to scan for files and download one recovered file. This scan reveals nothing on the drive other than the cloned files. My SuperDuper settings call for smart update which mimics the complete backup option so all files not on the original drive must have been erased, and thoroughly. Alas, I believe I'm done. Fortunately, it's not too serious. Any further comments are appreciated. Thanks for all the input. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: I'm suddenly thinking that any recovery will require a third drive (d3) of equal size to the d2. On Apr 29, 10:09 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: As a rule of thumb always ALWAYS ALWAYS do data recovery to a clean drive. If these files are worth it (irreplaceable and/or will cost a great deal to re-create) consider a data recovery service like Drive Savers. Data Recovery provides a demo mode which allows one to scan for files and download one recovered file. This scan reveals nothing on the drive other than the cloned files. My SuperDuper settings call for smart update which mimics the complete backup option so all files not on the original drive must have been erased, and thoroughly. Alas, I believe I'm done. Fortunately, it's not too serious. Any further comments are appreciated. Thanks for all the input. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote: I'm suddenly thinking that any recovery will require a third drive (d3) of equal size to the d2. On Apr 29, 10:09 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: As a rule of thumb always ALWAYS ALWAYS do data recovery to a clean drive. If these files are worth it (irreplaceable and/or will cost a great deal to re-create) consider a data recovery service like Drive Savers. Data Rescue provides a demo mode which allows one to scan for files and download one recovered file. This scan reveals nothing on the drive other than the cloned files. My SuperDuper settings call for smart update which mimics the complete backup option so all files not on the original drive must have been erased, and thoroughly. Alas, I believe I'm done. Fortunately, it's not too serious. Any further comments are appreciated. Thanks for all the input. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 29, 2010, at 9:09 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote: Data Rescue provides a demo mode which allows one to scan for files and download one recovered file. This scan reveals nothing on the drive other than the cloned files. My SuperDuper settings call for smart update which mimics the complete backup option so all files not on the original drive must have been erased, and thoroughly. I don't think your hypothesis is correct. I've used both SuperDuper and Data Rescue. For SuperDuper to have zeroed a 1TB HD before smart updating it would have taken at least an extra hour, perhaps even two. I don't believe that SuperDuper would have taken the time to zero all data on the HD unless you specified this in a preference beforehand. Also, to correctly use Data Rescue you'd need access to another clean HD. While you may be able to compile a list of recoverable files using a smaller HD, to actually recover the files you'd need another HD at least large enough to hold the recovered data, so in your case, I believe you said the data was about 700GB, and the mistakenly cloned HD was 100GB, so that means you should have about 600GB that could possibly be recovered. If you used this HD to boot from and for internet, it's likely you ruined a fair proportion of that 600GB, so it could be much, much smaller. In my experience, Data Rescue is very thorough, and ALWAYS finds old files unless the HD has be reformatted or zeroed. Even zeroed HDs can be recovered by professional data recovery centers, but this is VERY expensive. I'd think this is a lesson-learned experience for you, BUT I still think there SHOULD be MANY recoverable files using Data Rescue UNLESS the HD was zeroed, and zeroing a 1TB HD is a fairly long process that's not normally part of a SuperDuper backup. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Dan wrote: This is why we recommend using CarbonCopyCloner for making backups. It's incremental backup setting has options that let you keep the old files around. That way nothing is lost. Yes, and when you restore from one of those you spend *HOURS* pawing through masses of duplicate files. I my case, I'd carefully preserved all my data through two Dammit I can't find anything, time to clean off the desktop and re-arrange stuff sessions. It's a bit disconcerting to make a complete backup, knowing you have just a handful of file and folders on your desktop, then restore from the SAME backup, and suddenly seeing mounds and mounds of files on the desktop. :-/ -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
At 8:52 AM -0700 4/28/2010, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Dan wrote: This is why we recommend using CarbonCopyCloner for making backups. It's incremental backup setting has options that let you keep the old files around. That way nothing is lost. Yes, and when you restore from one of those you spend *HOURS* pawing through masses of duplicate files. I my case, I'd carefully preserved all my data through two Dammit I can't find anything, time to clean off the desktop and re-arrange stuff sessions. It's a bit disconcerting to make a complete backup, knowing you have just a handful of file and folders on your desktop, then restore from the SAME backup, and suddenly seeing mounds and mounds of files on the desktop. :-/ I think you're thinking of telling CCC to never delete files AND not move (archive) modified or deleted files. In that case, you're not creating a usable clone at all - just a big mess. Not sure why you'd ever want to do that. Done correctly, there should be NO duplicate file mess. Tell CCC to do an Incremental, and check all three options. That way modified or deleted files are moved to the incremental directory, and the main clone is made to match the source exactly. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Dan wrote: This is why we recommend using CarbonCopyCloner for making backups. On Apr 28, 8:52 am, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: It's a bit disconcerting to make a complete backup, knowing you have just a handful of file and folders on your desktop, then restore from the SAME backup, and suddenly seeing mounds and mounds of files on the desktop. :-/ As I mentioned, I'm using SuperDuper. Not sure how it might compare to CCC, but I entirely duplicate my working HD. Thing is, the TB HD (AV storage) was/is NOT backed up, and there's the rub. I figured use and therefore risk was minimal, which does not account for user stupid error. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
what system u are using... i may recommend Data Rescue http://www.macosxapplications.com/system-disk-utilities/data-rescue-3-emergency-hard-drive-recovery-file-recovery/ but, wait... till more information come... you must download and burn as CD and start form CD or DVD. No touch to your existing drive.. and get your data from old drive to another drive. That is the best case and blueprint of a successful rescue. Never touch or change your existing data or HD... 2010/4/28 Cliff Rediger redicl...@yahoo.com: Color me stupid. I have two 100 GB drives: one's my basic boot drive (D1) and I SuperDuper copy to the other (D2) as backup. When I travel to where my wife is taking care of her parents, I back up to the second drive, take it with me and boot from it thru her iBook. I also have a tera byte drive (D3) that I use for storing av stuff, like video projects, ripped DVDs etc. Last I looked it had about 250 GB unused space on it. Here's the rub. I backed up and packed up D2 D3 and drove to Santa Barbara. There I discovered that I must have inadvertently backed up D1 to D3 as all the AV files are gone. Swell. OK. what to do? Local Mac shop whats $300+ to recover. Looks like file recovery software runs about $100. Any recommendations for what works. And, of course, I might just let it go. Advise and comments appreciated. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- Baha Ata -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
Had this kind of problem and the FIRST RULE is do not use any of your disks until you decide what to do. The mistake made is to go on and fix it later - DO NOT DO THIS, STOP ALL USE NOW - if you are to recover any or all, stop now. JML --- On Tue, 4/27/10, Cliff Rediger redicl...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Cliff Rediger redicl...@yahoo.com Subject: File Recovery To: G-Group g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 4:58 PM Color me stupid. I have two 100 GB drives: one's my basic boot drive (D1) and I SuperDuper copy to the other (D2) as backup. When I travel to where my wife is taking care of her parents, I back up to the second drive, take it with me and boot from it thru her iBook. I also have a tera byte drive (D3) that I use for storing av stuff, like video projects, ripped DVDs etc. Last I looked it had about 250 GB unused space on it. Here's the rub. I backed up and packed up D2 D3 and drove to Santa Barbara. There I discovered that I must have inadvertently backed up D1 to D3 as all the AV files are gone. Swell. OK. what to do? Local Mac shop whats $300+ to recover. Looks like file recovery software runs about $100. Any recommendations for what works. And, of course, I might just let it go. Advise and comments appreciated. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery
At 4:58 PM -0700 4/27/2010, Cliff Rediger wrote: There I discovered that I must have inadvertently backed up D1 to D3 as all the AV files are gone. Swell. OK. what to do? Stop using the drive. The more you use it the more of what the drive thinks of as free will be used. And what's on that free space -- your lost data. A tool such as DiskWarrior might be able to recover the deleted files. Or Data Rescue. Neither are inexpensive. This is why we recommend using CarbonCopyCloner for making backups. It's incremental backup setting has options that let you keep the old files around. That way nothing is lost. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: File Recovery Query
On 10/23/09 9:43 AM, aussieshepsrock ilovaussiesh...@yahoo.com Broadcast into the ether: but can I use a utility program to scan the drive's sectors and reconstitute the data onto another drive? Data Rescue from Prosoft Engineering should work for you. http://www.prosofteng.com/ --- The first time Microsoft produces something that doesn't suck will be when they start making vacuum cleaners --- --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: File Recovery Query
On Oct 23, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: On 10/23/09 9:43 AM, aussieshepsrock ilovaussiesh...@yahoo.com Broadcast into the ether: but can I use a utility program to scan the drive's sectors and reconstitute the data onto another drive? Data Rescue from Prosoft Engineering should work for you. http://www.prosofteng.com/ Isn't this something that 'Disk Warrior' does also??? Don't have the docs to check myself. Chuck D. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: File Recovery Query
On Oct 23, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Charles Davis wrote: Data Rescue from Prosoft Engineering should work for you. http://www.prosofteng.com/ Isn't this something that 'Disk Warrior' does also??? No, the only thing that Disk Warrior does is rebuild munged disk directories. It does it very well. It does not do any sort of 'undelete'; it'll see a freshly formatted drive as having no files on it, and faithfully rebuild the empty directory. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: File Recovery Query
On Oct 23, 2009, at 2:29 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 23, 2009, at 11:12 AM, Charles Davis wrote: Data Rescue from Prosoft Engineering should work for you. http://www.prosofteng.com/ Isn't this something that 'Disk Warrior' does also??? No, the only thing that Disk Warrior does is rebuild munged disk directories. It does it very well. It does not do any sort of 'undelete'; it'll see a freshly formatted drive as having no files on it, and faithfully rebuild the empty directory. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs ISTR that there were some 'flags' that could be set, to tell Disk Warrior to look for 'otherwise deleted' information. [This memory is a few years old, so I may be remembering from another 'Disk Maintenance routine. Chuck D. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
