[RomanticPuppy93]

I recently lost all my data from a corrupted hard drive and I am trying to use the software System Mechanic Premium iolo 's search and recover feature.
But whenever it seems like it's going great, and it seems like the system finds at least SOMETHING in there, it stops at the 50-51% progression rate and won't progress any further no matter how long you wait...
HOW CAN I FIX THIS!!!?? D: please help

`thanks in advance~~

[ElfBane]

Try Recuva, it's a free data recovery tool, and see if it works for you. Located here... http://www.piriform.com/recuva .

System Mechanic Pro gets only mixed reviews, so that App may not be all that good... but you can try calling their support. Good Luck with that.

[SnyperTodd]

Is this data that you absolutely need and don't have backed up? System Mechanic Pro and Recuva can't do anything with a corrupted hard drive. All they do is search for deleted files that haven't yet been overwritten. What you're describing sounds like the integrity of the data has been compromised. In that case, you will need to do a low-level format on the drive. This type of format doesn't erase the data, it actually can make unreadable data readable again. It does this by going through every sector of the drive and changing all of the ones to zeros and then going back through and changing them all back. This strengthens the data on the drive. I use software called SpinRite for this purpose, and it's worked almost every time for me. It's expensive ($90) and very slow on big drives, but if you need the data, it's well worth it. It's much cheaper than sending the drive out to have the data recovered, which is your only option if SpinRite doesn't work.

As a side note, when a drive needs a low-level format, I advise that it never be used as a primary drive or to store critical data (without a backup) again. The low-level format can make the drive appear to be healthy again, but whatever defect caused the problem the first time will probably cause it again.

[RomanticPuppy93]

RomanticPuppy93, on 05 February 2012 - 08:34 PM, said:

I recently lost all my data from a corrupted hard drive and I am trying to use the software System Mechanic Premium iolo 's search and recover feature.
But whenever it seems like it's going great, and it seems like the system finds at least SOMETHING in there, it stops at the 50-51% progression rate and won't progress any further no matter how long you wait...
HOW CAN I FIX THIS!!!?? D: please help

`thanks in advance~~

Yeah system mechanics mixed reviews is def a no wonder:( argh if that's the case it would explain why I'm having trouble.. I actually managed to get the scan ... The general one not the one that goes sector by sector , completed this time but when I pull up to see wat data it found it was all just a bunch of CRAP no jpegs or mp3 s I can actually open.. The couple things that were viewable don't look like any picsmive downloaded :/ it's like it pulled random crap from someone else's computer and didn't take from mine at all ;(

[RomanticPuppy93]

ElfBane, on 06 February 2012 - 01:26 AM, said:

Try Recuva, it's a free data recovery tool, and see if it works for you. Located here... http://www.piriform.com/recuva .

System Mechanic Pro gets only mixed reviews, so that App may not be all that good... but you can try calling their support. Good Luck with that.

Yeah system mechanics mixed reviews is def a no wonder:( argh if that's the case it would explain why I'm having trouble.. I actually managed to get the scan ... The general one not the one that goes sector by sector , completed this time but when I pull up to see wat data it found it was all just a bunch of CRAP no jpegs or mp3 s I can actually open.. The couple things that were viewable don't look like any picsmive downloaded :/ it's like it pulled random crap from someone else's computer and didn't take from mine at all ;(

[RomanticPuppy93]

SnyperTodd, on 06 February 2012 - 06:15 PM, said:

Is this data that you absolutely need and don't have backed up? System Mechanic Pro and Recuva can't do anything with a corrupted hard drive. All they do is search for deleted files that haven't yet been overwritten. What you're describing sounds like the integrity of the data has been compromised. In that case, you will need to do a low-level format on the drive. This type of format doesn't erase the data, it actually can make unreadable data readable again. It does this by going through every sector of the drive and changing all of the ones to zeros and then going back through and changing them all back. This strengthens the data on the drive. I use software called SpinRite for this purpose, and it's worked almost every time for me. It's expensive ($90) and very slow on big drives, but if you need the data, it's well worth it. It's much cheaper than sending the drive out to have the data recovered, which is your only option if SpinRite doesn't work.

As a side note, when a drive needs a low-level format, I advise that it never be used as a primary drive or to store critical data (without a backup) again. The low-level format can make the drive appear to be healthy again, but whatever defect caused the problem the first time will probably cause it again.

Yes it is:x if that's the case it's no wonder it's not doing a great job then :/ can something like digital rescue premium do a much better job? W corrupted hard drives specifically? It seems to be the top data recovery software for 2012:/ hmm but I'll check spin rite out too either way I agree it would be cheaper than sending out the drive that much is for sure ok thanks for the recommendations~

[SnyperTodd]

Digital Rescue Premium looks like nothing more than a glorified version of Recuva or similar programs. All they do is 'undelete' deleted files. SpinRite works in a completely different way- in fact it won't 'undelete' files. It makes the unreadable sectors of the hard drive readable again, at least long enough for you to get your data off of it.

Sorry, I forgot to post the link to SpinRite- it's right here: http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm

[RomanticPuppy93]

Ok I'm trying out spin rite.. But why is it so hard to run it it? So far I haven't been successful as it asks to save on an external location .. Tat part is fine but when to actually run and open it it seems its giving some warnings about u might lose data if u try to run on say even a cd:/ hard to explain but I can't open simply by USB even tho I have the program dl-Ed there?

[Evildave]

Generally, before data recovery, you should do a bit-for-bit backup of the 'damaged' hard drive.

It wants to write to external media because writing to the 'damaged' partition would potentially overwrite files, or do even more damage, if the indexing is all goofed up.

[RomanticPuppy93]

But my hard drive is like empty :/ how can I do a bit by bit back up of files that don't seem to be there at all? If u can direct me itd be much appreciated :x

[Evildave]

RomanticPuppy93, on 08 February 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

But my hard drive is like empty :/ how can I do a bit by bit back up of files that don't seem to be there at all? If u can direct me itd be much appreciated :x

If your drive is 'empty', how does it boot? In another topic, you mentioned files missing. The OS is still there, if you're booting the machine and looking around for files. That is among the things that could be 'trashed' if the file system is scrambled (i.e. at a low level, treating 'used' clusters as 'free', it can inadvertently overwrite crucial files needed to boot with junk from other files).

There are tools to do partition backups. You know, write out all the sectors underlying the file system onto a file on a different drive. But even the act of downloading such tools to the computer that has the missing files will potentially overwrite the 'deleted' content. As would installing data recovery software (the sort that doesn't just boot off a CD). If files have been deleted, even the act of booting the computer can cause additional loss, as windoze writes logs and all manner of things as it starts up.
https://www.google.c...artition+backup

But I also mentioned in your other topic, to check your antivirus. Some of them move infected files that it doesn't know how to 'fix' into a folder. You might still have them all, but they've all got some sort of payload tacked onto them, waiting for you to 'share' them over the internet.

The general steps to recover 'lost' data that hasn't been backed up:

1. Pull the hard drive out of the computer that should have the deleted files on it. Yes, physically remove it.
2. Install data recovery tools (several have been mentioned) on a DIFFERENT computer. Or onto a different hard drive installed in the original computer, in place of the one you took out (along with windoze or linux or whatever).
3. Mount the hard drive that you want to do a recovery FROM with a USB adapter
4. Use one of the various tools to search for your missing files, and copy them to the computer you're using to scan your hard disk for content

I'm a bit rusty about the latest 'OMFG PANIC' tools, as I've been backing up my files for decades, and don't ever NEED to resort to this.

Sometimes these things can't be 'fixed'. Which is why you should always back up data that you'd rather not lose, in the future, anyway.

[RomanticPuppy93]

Evildave, on 08 February 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

RomanticPuppy93, on 08 February 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

But my hard drive is like empty :/ how can I do a bit by bit back up of files that don't seem to be there at all? If u can direct me itd be much appreciated :x

If your drive is 'empty', how does it boot? In another topic, you mentioned files missing. The OS is still there, if you're booting the machine and looking around for files. That is among the things that could be 'trashed' if the file system is scrambled (i.e. at a low level, treating 'used' clusters as 'free', it can inadvertently overwrite crucial files needed to boot with junk from other files).

There are tools to do partition backups. You know, write out all the sectors underlying the file system onto a file on a different drive. But even the act of downloading such tools to the computer that has the missing files will potentially overwrite the 'deleted' content. As would installing data recovery software (the sort that doesn't just boot off a CD). If files have been deleted, even the act of booting the computer can cause additional loss, as windoze writes logs and all manner of things as it starts up.
https://www.google.c...artition+backup

But I also mentioned in your other topic, to check your antivirus. Some of them move infected files that it doesn't know how to 'fix' into a folder. You might still have them all, but they've all got some sort of payload tacked onto them, waiting for you to 'share' them over the internet.

The general steps to recover 'lost' data that hasn't been backed up:

1. Pull the hard drive out of the computer that should have the deleted files on it. Yes, physically remove it.
2. Install data recovery tools (several have been mentioned) on a DIFFERENT computer. Or onto a different hard drive installed in the original computer, in place of the one you took out (along with windoze or linux or whatever).
3. Mount the hard drive that you want to do a recovery FROM with a USB adapter
4. Use one of the various tools to search for your missing files, and copy them to the computer you're using to scan your hard disk for content

I'm a bit rusty about the latest 'OMFG PANIC' tools, as I've been backing up my files for decades, and don't ever NEED to resort to this.

Sometimes these things can't be 'fixed'. Which is why you should always back up data that you'd rather not lose, in the future, anyway.

ok i checked my antivirus settings..it seems to be doing its job ..nothing seems out of the ordinary ( i use McAfee if that helps...) and i am attempting on checking for bad sectors and all that..im trying out spin rite for that..but currently am having a lot of trouble even just getting the program to launch and work properly :/ i installed it ..but can't launch it yet...arghhh. but once i can get that out of the way ill try again. wait, if i physically remove it and install data recover on a different (and much slower computer ) will that really help? its just so frustrating because i have no idea how even data recovering tools like digital rescue and system mechanic can't seem to detect all my mp3s and JPEG files...instead it pulls up random mostly unopenable file format that' simply "file" not JPEG, or MP3..or anything.. :/ other miscellaneous useless junk gets pulled up too..so im not sure what to do ...i usually store my back up..if u can call it that..on an external hard drive...haven't figrued out a way to install automatic back up for this :x will do that after i fix this mess though ... *sigh*

[RomanticPuppy93]

Evildave, on 08 February 2012 - 12:30 PM, said:

RomanticPuppy93, on 08 February 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

But my hard drive is like empty :/ how can I do a bit by bit back up of files that don't seem to be there at all? If u can direct me itd be much appreciated :x

If your drive is 'empty', how does it boot? In another topic, you mentioned files missing. The OS is still there, if you're booting the machine and looking around for files. That is among the things that could be 'trashed' if the file system is scrambled (i.e. at a low level, treating 'used' clusters as 'free', it can inadvertently overwrite crucial files needed to boot with junk from other files).

There are tools to do partition backups. You know, write out all the sectors underlying the file system onto a file on a different drive. But even the act of downloading such tools to the computer that has the missing files will potentially overwrite the 'deleted' content. As would installing data recovery software (the sort that doesn't just boot off a CD). If files have been deleted, even the act of booting the computer can cause additional loss, as windoze writes logs and all manner of things as it starts up.
https://www.google.c...artition+backup

But I also mentioned in your other topic, to check your antivirus. Some of them move infected files that it doesn't know how to 'fix' into a folder. You might still have them all, but they've all got some sort of payload tacked onto them, waiting for you to 'share' them over the internet.

The general steps to recover 'lost' data that hasn't been backed up:

1. Pull the hard drive out of the computer that should have the deleted files on it. Yes, physically remove it.
2. Install data recovery tools (several have been mentioned) on a DIFFERENT computer. Or onto a different hard drive installed in the original computer, in place of the one you took out (along with windoze or linux or whatever).
3. Mount the hard drive that you want to do a recovery FROM with a USB adapter
4. Use one of the various tools to search for your missing files, and copy them to the computer you're using to scan your hard disk for content

I'm a bit rusty about the latest 'OMFG PANIC' tools, as I've been backing up my files for decades, and don't ever NEED to resort to this.

Sometimes these things can't be 'fixed'. Which is why you should always back up data that you'd rather not lose, in the future, anyway.

i replied in my other topic...but THANKS AGAIN ))~~ MY PROBLEM IS FINALLY SOLVED. LIKE I SAID...LIFE SAVER . <3

[Clairegreen]

Nice sharing. I've got what I want to know.

[JimGeek]

I recommend you to use the best data recovery software.

[ArunNayak]

if u lost ur data from ur hard drive then don't be worried about that u can recover all ur data from that corrupted hard drive..it can be only possible through boot menu..go to ur boot menu..then select ur hard drive..then select the desired option..

[johhny]

There are so many data recovery tools available on internet, you can download anyone of them and start exploring your device. Good luck !

[lainestephen]

Hello There,
You have mentioned that your hard disk is corrupted and you want to recover data from your hard disk. The first option is to go for backup that you have made in some external sources like CD's, DVD's or external hard disk. Other than this if you have had not created any of those, then you have to go for recovery. Previously I had been facing such problem and then I have last option and that was to restore corrupted hard disk. After restoring I got all my files. Thus, to make recovery you also need some tool. I have used thisdownload link and was able to make the recovery.

Please do let me whether this post was helpful or not...

Regards
Laine