Hard Drive Recovery Software

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  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 64 Bit
       #1

    Hard Drive Recovery Software


    Im trying to recover someones hard drive and it shows up in my computer, and in bios if i go to the boot menu but i cant get anything off of it.. i really want to get some pics off if theres a way i can ..
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  2. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #2

    Have you tried Piriform's Recuva?
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    no .. whats the free version do? it says no support ha ..
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  4. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #4

    If it can be read, make an image of the partition. You can do that from your elevated command prompt. The command is:

    WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget:S: -include:C:

    You have to change 'S' to the drive where you want to store the image. The image will be appr. 70% of the amount of data that is on C. Just copy this command into your Command Prompt.

    Then you can attach the VHD of this image in Disk Management > Action tab. Then open the VHD in Computer and pick the files.
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  5. Posts : 26,863
    Windows 11 Pro
       #5

    A couple of more options you could try
    Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console

    Emergency Kit - save your files from a dead OS - written by the poster above, WHS
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  6. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    thanks for the replys .. im looking at the Emergency kit right now .. gonna see how it goes ..
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  7. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    whs said:
    If it can be read, make an image of the partition. You can do that from your elevated command prompt. The command is:

    WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget:S: -include:C:

    You have to change 'S' to the drive where you want to store the image. The image will be appr. 70% of the amount of data that is on C. Just copy this command into your Command Prompt.

    Then you can attach the VHD of this image in Disk Management > Action tab. Then open the VHD in Computer and pick the files.
    idk what you mean by it can b read.. it shows up in windows as drive (G) and the recovery partion as Drive (F)
    but it says it has to be formatted bfore i can use it ..
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  8. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #8

    Looks like it is corrupted. An image of a corrupted partition is just as bad as the corrupted partition itself. Try with my 'Emergency Kit" that was linked above. Linux is often less fuzzy.
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  9. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    whs said:
    Looks like it is corrupted. An image of a corrupted partition is just as bad as the corrupted partition itself. Try with my 'Emergency Kit" that was linked above. Linux is often less fuzzy.
    okay .. i was confused with the emergency kit becuase it looks like a operating system and not a program .. i have Ubuntu which is a type of linux already .. do i still need too get that one also? or is there a program on linux i can just get for Ubuntu?
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  10. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    Ubuntu would be fine. My emergency stick is just an Ubuntu derivative called Mint.
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