My toshiba laptops fan burnt out which resulted the death of my hard drive. I need a company that will not hurt my pockets too bad. I know that I need a level 2 or level 3 recovery, and as always thanks in advance
Best reply by Ignorance SUCKS:
RECUVA.com—its free–and works great
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I need a hard drive recovery company?
my old computer was pretty old (2001/2 I think) it had a recovery partition which I used to reformat the hard-drive of my old computer to re-install windows XP many times, If I were to get a new computer without an OS, would it be possible to use that recovery partition on a completely new setup (old one went out the window >.< )
Best reply by Arie:
No, that is not possible. First of all the recovery partition was intended specifically for your old computer, meaning that it contained custom drivers for example. Technically it is therefore not possible, but legally it is not allowed either as it is an OEM license, which is only allowed to be used on the computer it was sold with.
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Can you use an old hard-drive recovery partition to install an OS onto a new computer setup?
I has stuff on a hard drive that failed, i was wondering and hoping there are data clinics or any company that i can go to an recover the data in the state of Minnesota
Best reply by T:
I am quite sure that there are and I would Google HD recovery followed by your zip code to find such shops.
If your HD has physically failed, usually is making any clicking or jet engine type noise, It is usually not worth the cost to recover.
As a PC repair tech for over 13 years, I can tell you that the minimum cost of this type of HD recovery starts out at around $300.00 and can literally run into the $1000′s. This is because you have to buy an exact same type of HD and, in a clean room environment, the platters have to be removed from your HD and put into a new HD. If a platter is broken the cost will eaisly double or triple.
However, if your HD just no longer responds you can sometimes hook that drive up as a slave and copy the data from it. This costs considerably less but can still run into hundreds of dollars to have done.
This is why it is always a good idea to back up your data to an external source like a DVD or an external HD.
Good luck with your search and data recovery.
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Where are some hard drive recovery shops in MN?
My friend was quoted $1800 by Microcenter for an external hard drive recovery.
Best reply by mrresearchman:
Hard drive recovery ain’t cheap no matter where you go.
If I were your friend I’d be trying every hint, tip, etc I could find on here first,,,,
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What is the going price on hard drive recovery?
My hard drive crashed in my HP and i have another one that is blank. If i stick the blank hard drive into my computer and press F10 to do the system recovery will it put the windows files and things on the hard drive? Will it interfere with the other hard drive if it Magically starts working and i use it again?
Best reply by kaustav_whoami:
The OS comes with HP recovery CD/DVD is an OEM edition of that OS. Of course you can install it on another hard disk but it will ask for a valid serial number; since the SID(security identifier) changes with the change of disk. If you can get a fresh serial number, you’re in.
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Can i use the HP recovery on a new hard drive?
My external hard drive died out of nowhere. I plugged it as usual and it didn’t detect. So I disassembled the external and installed that hard drive into the desktop. When I boot up into windows it detects the hard drive but it shows as an unallocated drive.
Is there any software (free or for purchase) that will allow me to see my data?
Best reply by † Oh yeah:
TestDisk is pretty good. It is a free data recovery software that can run on multiple operating systems, which includes Windows, Mac, and Linux.
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
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What’s a good hard drive recovery software?
I have a strange issue. I have a Compaq laptop, and when I test the hard drive through the BIOS, it is returning a failure error. The recovery partition is on this hard drive, and the drive is still accessible and usable for the most part. How can I replace the hard drive and still use the recovery partition to reload Windows?
Best reply by annorax64:
You can’t.
Your best bet is to try to save the recovery partition to CD or DVD. I’m thinking that there is probably directions in the documentation that came with the laptop on how you were supposed to create a recovery CD from the recovery partition in case this very situation occurred. It may be too late now though.
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How do I use the recovery partition from one hard drive on a new replacement hard drive?
I have movies and music that I have downloaded on my external hard drive. It’s stopped working and now I need to have a data recovery service performed on it. Will they report me? Will they know? Can they see files that have been on my PC first (i.e. as I am downloading movies and music to my PC’s hard drive first, then transfering to the xternal drive)?
Best reply by HDD_4242:
Yes, they can see files that are currently stored on your machine and can see files that may have been deleted. If the company’s legit, they shouldn’t be going through your files though seeing what you have on , so they won’t see or report you.
If you take your disk to a small, local repair shop, they may get curious and look around your disk, but they still probably won’t report you.
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Will a Data Recovery specialist report me to the police for having torrents on my external hard drive?
I have an old XP Desktop that I want to make quicker and for use as solely an Internet browser (not the point of the question).
The question is, can I run the recovery drive (or however you start recovery) and end with a completely erased hard drive but still have the OS and any other vital components remain?
Best reply by Anonymous321:
Everything will become factory-fresh. You’ll have to do all the windows updates all over again and reinstall all your software.
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Can I use the Recovery Drive to completely wipe out my Hard Drive resulting in a “new” computer?
i just got my pc and a virus attacked my pc i took it off and now my recovery hard drive is half way full.and my basic hard drive is pretty normal.Can someone answer mw and tell me is this right…
Best reply by Mercuri:
That is right. Usually your recovery hard drive is just large enough to fit the recovery files and that’s it. It’s not meant for anything else.
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i just bought my laptop and a virus attacked it and i got it off.Now my recovery hard drive is half way used?
