Q. Got to get data from 3 portable hard drives that stopped working properly and I don't want to get ripped off. All three get power and then blink or beep and the computer doesn't recognize them.
Also if anyone knows of a place in Los Angeles I would really appreciate it.
Also if anyone knows of a place in Los Angeles I would really appreciate it.
A. It depends on what is wrong with them. I'd guesstimate from $300-1500 a piece from a professional lab. You can compare prices at ontrack, gillware and drivesavers the top 3 data recovery labs and see who comes out cheapest. Generally it will be Gillware though, they also offer free evaluations and have an online estimating tool.
Before you do that you can pull the drives out of their enclosures and try hooking them up directly to a computer or try them in a new enclosure.
Before you do that you can pull the drives out of their enclosures and try hooking them up directly to a computer or try them in a new enclosure.
How much does it cost to recover about 150GB of data from a hard drive that is malfunctioning?
Q. I have a Seagate 300GB hard drive, recently my PC stopped recognizing it and it made a strange grinding noise when it was on. I haven't got the first clue on how to access the drive. I heard data recovery was outrageously priced. But I'm just trying to get a ball park figure.
A. Yes it usually is very expensive. But try installing this drive as a second drive on another system, see if it recognized and see if you can access it there. Also, search teh web, there are some tools availabe that can do magic stuff with defective drives. Good luck!
What is the best program to COMPLETELY erase a hard drive?
Q. My friend wants to make his hard drive brand new. What is the best program to erase everything, making it even impossible for recovery tools to detect?
A. When you delete a file from your hard drive, it's not completely erased. Similarly, when you format a hard drive, the data can sometimes be recovered.
Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses and spyware. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis.
Important: Going through these steps will completely reformat your computer's hard drive! All data will be lost, including the operating system and programs. Make sure you have a backup of your documents before proceeding. You will need an operating system (i.e. Windows) CD in order to make this PC functional again. This process will also destroy any "recovery" partitions put on the hard drive by your PC vendor.
(Note: you can make the DBAN nuke floppy on any computer. It doesn't have to be on the one you want to erase)
Get it here:
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses and spyware. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis.
Important: Going through these steps will completely reformat your computer's hard drive! All data will be lost, including the operating system and programs. Make sure you have a backup of your documents before proceeding. You will need an operating system (i.e. Windows) CD in order to make this PC functional again. This process will also destroy any "recovery" partitions put on the hard drive by your PC vendor.
(Note: you can make the DBAN nuke floppy on any computer. It doesn't have to be on the one you want to erase)
Get it here:
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
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