Q. i have a 1t hard drive and it fell a couple of days ago. when it fell it was plugged into the wall socket. after it fell i plugged it into my computer and it was working perfectly. then a few days later i connected it back to my computer and i could not retrieve any data on it. pls help me. i gave it to some specialists and they are charging me a ridiculous amount to retrieve the data (4000 ZAR) is there a cheaper way for me get my data back
A. Nope. It sounds like you damaged the bearings on the drive. It would continue to run and work until you turned it off. Then the bearings would settle and probably prevent the drive from starting up again.
If the fall damaged the hard drive heads, or the bearings, the data might be recoverable, depending upon the skill of the specialists. But if the fall damaged the platters (i.e., the surfaces where the data is stored), then the data may or may not be recoverable.
In the late 90s, I spent nearly two weeks recovering data from a damaged hard drive for a customer. It was a manual and very tedious process. In the end, I was able to recover 90% of his data, including his quickbooks file for his business. The bill for my time was close to $6000, which he refused to pay more than $1000. I saved his business. I should have refused to give him the data until he paid me for my time. But that was the first year that I was in business, and it was 13 or 14 years ago. Data recovery is a very labor intensive, time consuming, painfully slow process. Expecting companies to undertake such a project without being compensated for their time, is totally ridiculous. Today, I tell people up front, the costs involved in recovering data from dead hard drives. And then I ask for money up front before I ever begin.
Its important to assess how much the data on the drive is actually worth. If its worth $10,000 and it will cost $7000 to recover it, it might not be worth pursuing. But if the data is worth $100,000, then its a no-brainer.
If the fall damaged the hard drive heads, or the bearings, the data might be recoverable, depending upon the skill of the specialists. But if the fall damaged the platters (i.e., the surfaces where the data is stored), then the data may or may not be recoverable.
In the late 90s, I spent nearly two weeks recovering data from a damaged hard drive for a customer. It was a manual and very tedious process. In the end, I was able to recover 90% of his data, including his quickbooks file for his business. The bill for my time was close to $6000, which he refused to pay more than $1000. I saved his business. I should have refused to give him the data until he paid me for my time. But that was the first year that I was in business, and it was 13 or 14 years ago. Data recovery is a very labor intensive, time consuming, painfully slow process. Expecting companies to undertake such a project without being compensated for their time, is totally ridiculous. Today, I tell people up front, the costs involved in recovering data from dead hard drives. And then I ask for money up front before I ever begin.
Its important to assess how much the data on the drive is actually worth. If its worth $10,000 and it will cost $7000 to recover it, it might not be worth pursuing. But if the data is worth $100,000, then its a no-brainer.
I have an old QuickBooks 2.1 for dos that I need information off of. It is blocking me because I don't have
Q. an 8 digit customer number that is supposedly on the main menu from when I originally registered it years ago. I have installed it on a new computer because I need info because my hard drive crashed. How can I bypass the registration window and get my customer number?
A. I don't recall the setup or screens for version 2.1. QuickBooks is a program, your company file is seperate (at least has been for many years). Try searching the hard drive for a file ending in .qbw
qbw files are working QuickBooks data files. If you can find the file, copy and move to your new computer. Then try opening it in the new version of QuickBooks. If successful it should prompt you to update the file. Not sure it will work because the file is so old. Intuit does offer data recovery services, usually takes about 2-3 weeks and I am not sure of the cost. If you can locate the .qbw file and it will not update to new version, you can try sending it to them to update to new version.
qbw files are working QuickBooks data files. If you can find the file, copy and move to your new computer. Then try opening it in the new version of QuickBooks. If successful it should prompt you to update the file. Not sure it will work because the file is so old. Intuit does offer data recovery services, usually takes about 2-3 weeks and I am not sure of the cost. If you can locate the .qbw file and it will not update to new version, you can try sending it to them to update to new version.
Quickbooks - Recovery Question?
Q. I had Quickbooks on my laptop. The hard drive crashed. I have software that allows me to see/extract files from the hard drive but I can't actually boot in to my operating system.
I never backed up my Quickbooks (I know... I'm an IDIOT!).
It always saved things automatically where every time I'd log in, my information would be there (like auto save).
Now that I have a new hard drive, what files do I need to get from the "crashed" hard drive to put on my new one for me to have my data back?
If was auto saving, then that information must be stored somewhere... right?
How can I get back up and running (prefferrably for free)?
THANKS!
I never backed up my Quickbooks (I know... I'm an IDIOT!).
It always saved things automatically where every time I'd log in, my information would be there (like auto save).
Now that I have a new hard drive, what files do I need to get from the "crashed" hard drive to put on my new one for me to have my data back?
If was auto saving, then that information must be stored somewhere... right?
How can I get back up and running (prefferrably for free)?
THANKS!
A. Mommy!
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