Re: [Avid-L2] Recovering files from external drive

Check these guys out if all else fails:
http://www.binarybiz.com

I used them many years ago when I had a corrupted drive header.
Norton, Disk Warrior and a couple others didn't work, but this recovered the files and was a good deal cheaper than data recovery companies;
and I could do it right at home.

HTH,

B

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On Sep 27, 2011, at 10:19 AM, john@digitalcut.com wrote:

> I have never had success with these software utilities .. only recoved
> fragments of files
>
> On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:10:38 -0400, "Dom Q. Silverio" wrote:
>
> Yes, both OS X and Windows do place "deleted" files in the Trash/Recycle Bin
> initially until "emptied".
>
> Emptied files can still be recovered as the OS actually only deletes the
> directory address. The actual 1/0s of the data remains on the drive until
> those are overwritten by new 1/0s. If not it would take you the same amount
> to delete the file as writing it.
>
> There are bunch of utilities out there. Basically, you want to make sure you
> dont use, not even mounting it, until you are ready to do the recovery.
>
> http://www.pandorarecovery.com/features/
>
> Not a bad one, there are others.
>
> Dom Q. Silverio
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Jeff Cook wrote:
>
> > Deleting a file generally only deletes part of the filename, leaving
> > the data to be overwritten by future files. There are "undelete" or
> > file recovery utilities available that can do this, as long as the
> > data has not been overwritten yet. I don;t know what's available
> > today, but I've used Norton Utilities on PC drives in the past.
> >
> > First step is TURN OFF THE DRIVE. And don't use it again until you're
> > ready to attempt the file recover.
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Cook
> > jeff@cookstudios.com
> > 703-980-1104 (cell)
> >
> > CookStudios.com
> > Freelance Video Editing
> > Washington DC & Portable
> >
> >
> > Quoting Scott Martin :
> >
> > > Is it possible to recover files deleted from an external drive?
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
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