Drive Recovery Software

[Patrick Fleming, EA]

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If you are just trying to copy the data from a failing drive to a good
drive, dd_rescue is a pretty decent tool. It's on Knoppix, should be on
other live cds. dd_rescue works even when dd fails.

Dazed_75 wrote:
> On 11/30/06, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have used a program called Spinrite from Gibson Research for years.
>> Depending on exactly what the fault was, it may be able to repair the
>> problem.  It can take a very long time to run on a bad drive.  I
>> believe you
>> can still download a full copy for a limited time trial at
>> http://www.grc.com if I remember correctly.  That is also the home of
>> ShieldsUp someone mentioned recently.
>>
>> Hmmm, I just went to the site and it looks like version 5 may be
>> available
>> for free but I did not find a trial thing for version 6.  BTW, version
>> 6 is
>> far from new.  Steve has been promising an upgrade to 6 for years but
>> seems
>> to have too many other projects to get it done.  I suspect that is
>> because
>> he is old like me.  :)
>>
>> <snip>
>>
> 
> I just remembered a drive that Spinrite had a horrible time with.  I
> dd'd it
> to a new drive as someone mentioned and SpinRite was able to fix something
> there also.  It was not a total recovery, but it sure made it easier to fix
> the Windoes on that drive.
> 
> BTW, Spinrite runs on FreeDOS.
> 
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