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| Thread ID: 115888 | 2011-02-08 00:10:00 | Hard Drive old data recovery from a backup | oparkins (16224) | Press F1 |
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| 1176200 | 2011-02-08 00:10:00 | Sorry if this is covered somewhere else, I'm needing pretty fast info . If anyone can give me a solid answer I'd appreciate it greatly . I have a NEW hard drive . I need to recover old data . The original hard drive burned up and was taken away . This was given to me to replace the dead drive but was restored with a "backup" of unknown date . Is it possible to do a data recovery (for everything that had been deleted from the previous drive) on this new drive holding a backup? This is a security issue . Is it possible or are the old recoverable files simply gone with the original drive? Thank you . |
oparkins (16224) | ||
| 1176201 | 2011-02-08 00:17:00 | Wow, you lost me there....!! Old drive is dead? New drive restored from backup unknown date?. This isnt a operating system drive then? How and where did the backup come from, what software?...Unless the old drive is working, I dont see any solution! |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1176202 | 2011-02-08 00:35:00 | If the "backup" to the new drive was a bit-for-bit disc image INCLUDING FREE SPACE, then maybe. Otherwise, no. | fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1176203 | 2011-02-08 00:38:00 | The original hard drive burned up and was taken away If the data is that important, get the drive back, its yours after all. If you send the burned up drive to a data recovery expert company, they may be able to recover your data - its wont be cheap though, expect over $1000. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1176204 | 2011-02-08 00:42:00 | OK, sorry . . . here's the deal . Old computer - XP machine (circa 2006) . backed up (by someone else) 3 months prior . That backup apparently "disappeared" (by the someone else) That someone else attempted to run a NEW backup on the machine . The computer "fried the hard drive" during this backup process . Hard drive now gone . Enter me Was given a spanking new (2010 seagate) drive with a backup on it . Now, I needed to do a recovery on deleted files on the actual computer which is now not attainable . There's the question . Is it possible to do a recovery for data that was on that original machine from this backup? It is a bootable backup . I just don't know if it is a possibility or if I should even waste my time . Thanks . |
oparkins (16224) | ||
| 1176205 | 2011-02-08 00:45:00 | OK, sorry . . . Was given a spanking new (2010 seagate) drive with a backup on it . Now, I needed to do a recovery on deleted files on the actual computer which is now not attainable . There's the question . Is it possible to do a recovery for data that was on that original machine from this backup? It is a bootable backup . I just don't know if it is a possibility or if I should even waste my time . Thanks . Still a bit confused . . . how is the backup on the drive?, what software . . . . If the backup media is on the new drive, I see no reason why you cant do a restore from the media . . . however I would only do doc restores, not programs or O/S |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1176206 | 2011-02-08 00:54:00 | I'm not sure where the backup came from or what software was used to make it . Don't know if it got free space as well . It was just placed in my hands to see if it is possible to recover files that were deleted off the original hard drive . My guess (judging from the way that things disappeared and how it mysteriously burnt up during backup) is that I just have a bootable copy of the drive from some point unknown . I guess I'll just give it a try and see what happens . Thanks . |
oparkins (16224) | ||
| 1176207 | 2011-02-08 01:20:00 | That backup apparently "disappeared" (by the someone else) That someone else attempted to run a NEW backup on the machine . The computer "fried the hard drive" during this backup process . Hard drive now gone . Enter me Was given a spanking new (2010 seagate) drive with a backup on it . Now, I needed to do a recovery on deleted files on the actual computer which is now not attainable . There's the question . Is it possible to do a recovery for data that was on that original machine from this backup? It is a bootable backup . I just don't know if it is a possibility or if I should even waste my time . Thanks . If it was a sector-by-sector physical clone of the old drive, yes it's possible . Given this person manages to lose backups and then kill hard drives I'm going to guess it's not . |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1176208 | 2011-02-08 01:24:00 | Old computer - XP machine (circa 2006). backed up That backup apparently "disappeared" I needed to do a recovery on deleted files So use one of the undelete programs around. File Recovery Pro or such. Might get them, might not. |
pctek (84) | ||
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