On Thursday 10 September 2020 11:24:47 BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote: > > On Thursday 10 September 2020 11:11:22 BorgLabs - Kate Draven via > > tde-users > > > > wrote: > > > > On Thursday 10 September 2020 10:44:42 BorgLabs - Kate Draven via > > > > tde-users > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Thursday 10 September 2020 10:27:38 BorgLabs - Kate Draven via > > > > > > tde-users > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Thursday 10 September 2020, William Morder via tde-users wrote: > > > > > > > > Hello again! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I told you that you'd miss me when I'm gone. :-] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please, I need recommendations or strategies for recovering > > data. > > > > > > > > > I had > > > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > > > > > flash drive become unreadable, after I plugged it into my new > > > > > > printer > > > > > > > > > > > to print out some documents that had been long in waiting. > > > > > > > > Then, before I could save myself, I had a 1.5 TB hard drive > > > > > > > > also fail. On this hard drive is (of course) the source of > > > > > > > > those backup copies on the flash drive. This is the partition > > > > > > > > which I was > > just > > > > > > > > > about to backup. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have several hard drives, from 200 GB up to 8 TB, from 20 > > years > > > > old > > > > > > > > > > > to brand-new; all are WD, except for one which is Seagate. > > > > > > > > Guess which one failed? I forget when I got it, or why I ever > > > > > > > > would have got anything > > > > > > > > > > but > > > > > > > > > > > > > WD, or why I would have put anything important there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have used ddrescue to try to recover the data, as well as > > other > > > > > > > > > forensics tools. Recovered images (img and iso) are saved, > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > taking > > > > > > > > > > > up space, but I cannot determine if there is any useful > > > > > > > > content in what was recovered. The failing partition has not > > > > > > > > been deleted. It cannot be read or mounted, so I have just > > > > > > > > left it like that, so that I can try to save it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Every attempt to recover the data gives the same result: 2 > > > > > > > > errors, 3072 B, that cannot be read. I tried using tools to > > > > > > > > look inside the saved iso image, but no luck there. I don't > > > > > > > > want to erase or format the failing disk partition until I am > > > > > > > > sure that > > I > > > > > > > > > have recovered the data. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My last hope is that I have another 1.5 TB hard drive; I > > > > > > > > could try > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > > > write the disk images to that partition before I format the > > > > > > > > old drive. But first, of course, I would need to backup > > > > > > > > materials from that drive, and now I am running out of space > > > > > > > > again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. And if things were not bad enough, the skies here in San > > > > > > > > Francisco are a muddy mixture of orange, black, brown and > > > > > > > > gray. At noon today, it looked like the middle of the night. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > tde-users mailing list -- users@... > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > > > > > > > users-leave@... Web mail archive available at > > https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@trinityd > > > > > >es > > > > > > > > > > > > >kt op.org > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > There's another option but a wee bit expensive. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Purchase the same model SG drive (or whatever model etc) that > > > > > > > failed and swap out the electronics. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Assuming there's no mechanical damage, it will work. > > > > > > > It's often why I buy drives in pairs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope this was helpful. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kate > > > > > > > > > > > > It is an internal hard drive, not external. Is that what you > > > > > > mean? > > > > > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > I understand. I mean swap out the IDE boards on the drives. > > > > > Make sure to mark the bad one so you don't try to reuse it. > > > > > > > > > > I've done that only a few times but it works. They must be the same > > > > > model. > > > > > > > > > > Kate > > > > > > > > I do have another 1.5 TB hard drive (though I would need to backup > > > > its data first); however, it is WD, not Seagate, and I would not > > > > willingly buy > > > > > > another > > > > > > > Seagate hard drive. > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You can't mix boards. They must be the same make and model. > > > Perhaps you can buy just the board? Or a used working one? > > > > > > I've used both SG and WD and have had far more failures with WD. > > > I guess it depends on the models and how they are used? > > > I currently have nearly all SG drives in the "big machine" the server. > > > 12 drives in total with no failures over the last 10 years. > > > > > > Kate > > > > I always knew that, if Seagate somehow stays in business, then they must > > have > > > some customers somewhere. You must be the one. > > > > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > > 10 years, 12 drives, on a highly active file server / Codec station. > No failures, no data loss. Can you argue with that? > > You do you, I was just trying to help. > > Kate > Sorry, did not mean to offend. I have never had good luck with Seagate. But I don't doubt what you say. My apologies! but my jokes don't always get a laugh. :-[ If it comes down to that, I may search for a Seagate hard disk or the board with the same specs, on your recommendation. I hope it doesn't come to that, but I do really need to recover this data. Bill