oh NO NO NO NONOOOoooooo....

[kokopup]

I am so aware of the potential of lost data that I have multiply copies of just about everything but my operating system. My son comments on my multiple copy thing but I seldom lose data. I had rather waste HD space than to have data disappear. With HD's being so cheap there is no excuse for NOT having
backups of ALL data. A TERAbyte for less than $100 is cheap. I remember paying over $100 for a 20kbyte hard card.

[Puckstop31]

Woah.... LOL


First and foremost... Its not your fault that the PC died in the first place, is it? Also, is it your fault that the user did not have a backup? Nope.

Next, 'freeware' data recovery tools are less than effective, especially after you re-install a OS over top of it. So, the question to her will be if she gives you grief... "Is that data worth about $2000?" Because that is what it would cost to send it to a 'clean room' data recovery place.


Comp her an hour I guess, for the OS reinstall goof. But its not your fault she did not have a backup.

[Catty1]

I have some other freeware data recovery stuff that I spoke with another tech friend of mine about...will give it a try. At least I will have the practice!

Puckstop - here is the article he told me about:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=208403254

I am trying Photorec by Testdisc, mentioned on page 4.

I DO hope I can get the stuff back...but will give her several blank CDS for future backups.

Thanks all...

[Catty1]

Well...the software is taking a few hours...the few images I have seen so far I checked with the client...she said it 'sounds like something'. I told her that maybe not ALL the stuff would be recovered, but that I was doing the best I could.

A bunch of viruses are being uncovered too...not sure if it's from the download, or if they are what gave her the blue screen of death to begin with!

And yes, I installed AVG 9.0 yesterday.

[caseysmom]

I would be interested in that software...my hubby pulled the same stunt. No I didnt have backups and that was my job at work for years...

[Catty1]

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec

Upper RHC - click on the 6.11

You will get a zip file; extract the files and open the folder. Open the win folder, and you will see the program - looks like a big eye. LOL

Back up the hard drive you are searching.

Here is PhotoRec Step by Step: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec_Step_By_Step

[blue]

I either cloned, Ghosted, or copied the hard drive I was working on so I would have a backup so I could avoid this issue. But no matter how careful you try to be carp happens. Its not your fault she didnt have a backup.