I’m able to see that my computer recognizes that the drive is plugged in, but Windows can’t see it, nor can any data recovery programs for Vista, so Ubuntu is my only other option.
I’m able to see that my computer recognizes that the drive is plugged in through the BIOS, but Windows can’t see it, nor can any data recovery programs for Vista, so Ubuntu is my only other option.
Best reply by jplatt39:
Ubuntu is not necessarily your only other option. There is also a Linux Live CD called Knoppix which is superficially similar to Kubuntu, but is nobable for the technical tools installed — it was originally created by a computer consultant named Klaus Knopper for his own personal use as a desktop when working on client’s computers.
I want to suggest you spend some money. Roughly $40 US. Barnes and Noble, the last time I went in there (anywhere) had Kyle Rankin’s Knoppix hacks, which includes a copy of the CD in the back and is thorough about how to use the tools on it for things like doing backups. The oldest way would be using programs like Tar you can create an archive you can write to removable media (I once backed up two Gigabytes onto floppies). The reason I don’t recommend doing some research into tools for Ubuntu is, unfortunately, that because it is for people who don’t know much about computers, it doesn’t have some basic tools which even moderately difficult programs like Fedora have. I don’t use Ubuntu much and when I do I tend to install what I need on the fly using the command line and apt, so I can’t tell you what it does have.
Kyle Rankin’s book is really more useful than most of the software out there. I recommend it highly as a way to get what you want done.
You can get Knoppix without buying it, and get more information at:
http://www.knoppix.com
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Are there any good data recovery programs for Ubuntu?
