How to recover my data?
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The only way you might salvage this is to pay a data recovery center, but they are very expensive (but only if they can recover the data). Hopefully you've learned a valuable lesson about backups, I had to learn it the same way years ago when I lost a lot more than 2 years worth of work - never again! Backup, Backup and Backup once more. I now keep 4 seperate backups (I use SyncBack to backup) and am hopefully covered for most problems that might occur. regards, Darka
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net] [My Code Project Articles]
Jonathan [Darka] wrote:
(I use SyncBack to backup)
Me too, damn fine product for free. 2 drives mirrored every 24 hrs and one I keep in a draw at work which I sync periodically. So far, so good.
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
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:(( Today is a bad day.I just wanted to recover my system by Ghost,but my whole disk was gone!!All of my files been deleted!About two years hard working was gone!I don't know how to face it!I am so poor,no money to ask for others to help me.If they are some move data I'll don't care,but all of my job,my plan. :(( anyone have a good idea to recover my data?
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Well, you could just pull it outa yer ass...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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:(( Today is a bad day.I just wanted to recover my system by Ghost,but my whole disk was gone!!All of my files been deleted!About two years hard working was gone!I don't know how to face it!I am so poor,no money to ask for others to help me.If they are some move data I'll don't care,but all of my job,my plan. :(( anyone have a good idea to recover my data?
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If you've overwritten the data with ghost, there isn't a lot you can do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_recovery#Recovering_overwritten_data[^] If you've just deleted the data. Stop using your computer right now! Which ever hard drive had the data that you've lost on it, turn the computer off immediately and disconnect the hard drive! There are possible recovery techniques, but the more the data is messed with the less likely recovery becomes. (Windows is constantly writing to empty blocks on the hard drive, so the longer you leave it running, the higher the chance that you deleted data will be overwritten. testdisk[^] can be used to analyse disks and restore deleted data. Connect the hard drive as a _secondary_ drive on a PC. and use testdisk to analyse it.
Simon
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Jonathan [Darka] wrote:
(I use SyncBack to backup)
Me too, damn fine product for free. 2 drives mirrored every 24 hrs and one I keep in a draw at work which I sync periodically. So far, so good.
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
:-) I liked it so much I upgraded to the paid version for the extra functionality, which was pretty cheap anyway.
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net] [My Code Project Articles]
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You mean no way to recover?
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There may be programs that can recover files that were in locations of hte drive merely marked as 'empty' but not actively overwritten. I can't name any though.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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:-) I liked it so much I upgraded to the paid version for the extra functionality, which was pretty cheap anyway.
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net] [My Code Project Articles]
How much is that, and what does it give you?
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
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:(( Today is a bad day.I just wanted to recover my system by Ghost,but my whole disk was gone!!All of my files been deleted!About two years hard working was gone!I don't know how to face it!I am so poor,no money to ask for others to help me.If they are some move data I'll don't care,but all of my job,my plan. :(( anyone have a good idea to recover my data?
Undeniable:More information,more abilities,more energies,more time! http://www.blogjava.net/tidelgl
Ever since I had a laptop stop working because it was overheating and I lost a lot of work I keep multiple back ups. Usually on a flash drive, CD/DVD, external hard drive, computer and on my laptop. Seems to be the case that once someone looses something they realise the importance of backing up.
"When will I learn? The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle. They're on TV" - Homer Simpson
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If you've overwritten the data with ghost, there isn't a lot you can do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_recovery#Recovering_overwritten_data[^] If you've just deleted the data. Stop using your computer right now! Which ever hard drive had the data that you've lost on it, turn the computer off immediately and disconnect the hard drive! There are possible recovery techniques, but the more the data is messed with the less likely recovery becomes. (Windows is constantly writing to empty blocks on the hard drive, so the longer you leave it running, the higher the chance that you deleted data will be overwritten. testdisk[^] can be used to analyse disks and restore deleted data. Connect the hard drive as a _secondary_ drive on a PC. and use testdisk to analyse it.
Simon
The problem is the ghost overwrote my whole disk! :((
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But I didn't do any backup. :((
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Sucks to be you, man.
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Well, you could just pull it outa yer ass...
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Hey!Stay away from my messages!!!
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:-) I liked it so much I upgraded to the paid version for the extra functionality, which was pretty cheap anyway.
Jonathan Wilkes Darka[Xanya.net] [My Code Project Articles]
Maybe I'll try it.BTW,how many disk you have?Must I buy another disk for buckup?
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The problem is the ghost overwrote my whole disk! :((
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Using the best Darth Vader imitation I can muster: "I find your lack of attention to detail disturbing..." Just chalk this one up to a dumbshit move and get on with your life. Your data is gone.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -
Maybe I'll try it.BTW,how many disk you have?Must I buy another disk for buckup?
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Yes, backup can only be performed when you have a secondary physical device to copy the information to.
I'm largely language agnostic
After a while they all bug me :doh:
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Sucks to be you, man.
The problem is I have no enought empty space for buckup
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The problem is I have no enought empty space for buckup
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tidelgl wrote:
he problem is I have no enought empty space for buckup
I suspect that you no longer have that problem. A second or external hard disc is cheap insurance.
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tidelgl wrote:
he problem is I have no enought empty space for buckup
I suspect that you no longer have that problem. A second or external hard disc is cheap insurance.
Now I understand,thanks.
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Now that's just cruel! :laugh:
Rob Manderson My bloghttp://robmanderson.blogspot.com[^]
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tidelgl wrote:
he problem is I have no enought empty space for buckup
I suspect that you no longer have that problem. A second or external hard disc is cheap insurance.
Rob Graham wrote:
A second or external hard disc is cheap insurance.
Yep. Picked up a 320GB Western Digital MyBook yesterday at Target for $70. One can pick up a 1TB one for $250.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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:(( Today is a bad day.I just wanted to recover my system by Ghost,but my whole disk was gone!!All of my files been deleted!About two years hard working was gone!I don't know how to face it!I am so poor,no money to ask for others to help me.If they are some move data I'll don't care,but all of my job,my plan. :(( anyone have a good idea to recover my data?
Undeniable:More information,more abilities,more energies,more time! http://www.blogjava.net/tidelgl
tidelgl wrote:
have a good idea to recover my data?
Nope, unless you use something like R-Studio. This might just be a painful lesson about the necessity of doing occasional backups.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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The problem is the ghost overwrote my whole disk! :((
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Unless the image ghost wrote was 100% full it didn't overwrite your entire disk, and some of your data is potentially still out there (but without a FAT reference for the OS to find) for recovery tools to find.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
