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P.C.

Oct 13 06 09:38
I don't even know how to ask this question, but I'll give it a try.

Sometime ago, I was looking for information on how to retrieve data from some disks I had stored a LOT of stuff on.

Hubby took about 10 of them to their techies at work, and they salvaged some of the stuff but not all.  It was rather pricey.

  (OK....now here's the stupid question part)

Is there some kind of program or some way to do this myself ?

  I have about another couple dozen. Yipes $$$$  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Lise

#1
Oct 13 06 09:49
Dunno, PC but I just wanted to lend my support to you. Hope you get all that data off your disks safely and cheaply. Think maybe you need some kinda data extractor program.

  We usually store them in our computer and 'Ghost' it... whatever the hell that means. I don't know. My husband usually do all that stuff.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

P.C.

#2
Oct 13 06 09:57
Thanks Lise

It's very frustrating.  A lot of the stuff is just images that I've collected for various projects, but the one that I'm missing that is upsetting is a portfolio of photos of all the things I've made. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c020.gif" border=0]  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

TehBorken

#3
Oct 13 06 10:03
 There are some disk-saver or data recovery programs out there. They work with varying degrees of effectiveness, so be forewarned...

[a href="vny!://www.freebyte.com/filediskutils/#datarecovery"]vny!://www.freebyte.com/filediskutils/#datarecovery[/a]

[a href="vny!://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/collid,1295-order,1-c,downloads/files.html"]vny!://www.pcworld.com/downloads/collection/collid,1295-order,1-c,downloads/files.html[/a]

[a href="vny!://www.lifehacker.com/software/disk%20recovery/"]vny!://www.lifehacker.com/software/disk%20recovery/[/a]

Often times just trying a disk in another computer's drive will make a difference, but that's iffy.


 
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

P.C.

#4
Oct 13 06 10:08
Thanks TehBorken.

We've tried them in several.  Properties say they are all full, but when you try to open them, it says they are 'unaccessable'
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

TehBorken

#5
Oct 13 06 10:09
 P.C. wrote:
 We've tried them in several.  Properties say they are all full, but when you try to open them, it says they are 'unaccessable'

Hmmm, if it wasn't so impractical, I'd say mail 'em to me and I'll take a crack at them.

 
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

P.C.

#6
Oct 13 06 10:12
Well, the uncertainty of what's on some of them is a little unsettling....lol
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

SuperKaramba

#7
Oct 13 06 11:22
teborken sounds like a pretty discreet guy to me, but that's just my take on him.
 

P.C.

#8
Oct 13 06 11:59
I was actually saying that in favour of TehBorken, over some guy that works for my hubby.

There's nothing of THAT nature on them....lol [FONT]*[FONT color=#ff80bf]well, maybe one[/FONT]*.[/FONT]      
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

TehBorken

#9
Oct 13 06 12:49
  P.C. wrote:[div style="font-style: italic;"]There's nothing of THAT nature on them....lol [font]*[font color="#ff80bf"]well, maybe one[/font]*.[/font][/div]  
 Lol, in that case I'll do 'em for free. lol  
 
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

Lise

#10
Oct 13 06 12:59
You're so funny, PC. *letting imagination run with the wind*
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Moolah!

#11
Oct 13 06 03:25
What do you mean by "disks"? Are these hard disks, floppies, or something else?
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P.C.

#12
Oct 13 06 03:40
Sorry....CD's. (I didn't know people still used floppys)

  I remember reading an article in the paper quite a while back, saying not to trust your photos to CD's.  That the 'life span' of the quality of the data can be as little as 2 years.  That's when I dug them out, and discovered they were reading blank.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Lise

#13
Oct 13 06 04:29
Oh, you're kidding me.... you mean to tell me whatever saved onto a CD disc is no good especially for photos? Argh!! Then you're forever backing them up on your computer.

  *sigh* Dang digital photos. My life was much simpler back then when I didn't have digital. You shoot, you print, you save in your photo album.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

P.C.

#14
Oct 13 06 04:38
I was a little shocked myself Lise.  I thought it was THE answer.  It said the best way to preserve your photos, is the old fashioned way.  Considering there are photos from the 1800's, I'm thinking they're onto something.

  It's not a given, that they will fade or (horrors) disappear.....but it's the uncertaintly that scares me.  (Not to mention....it's FINAL)  I was also a shocked that I had never heard this before.  It's one of those things, that should be common knowledge.

I saved the article.  I'll try to find it.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.
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