I like that philosophy -- and hard drives are cheap!<div><br></div><div>Reminds me that I need to set up something like this for the home server.<br><div><br clear="all">Gary Ritchie, Designer + Digital Artist<br>Pittsburgh, USA<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Nicholas A. Schembri <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nschembr@gmail.com">nschembr@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I'm just going to see if I can read the disk and get the data first. I don't think he want to pay for the recovery. <br><br>Thanks for the info. <br><br>As for dd, I have had better luck with dd-rescue. It has a more features then dd. I like reading the disk backwards to avoid a failed cache.<br>
<br>The first rule of the day; backup your data!<br><br>I like the 321 backup philosophy:<br> 3 copies of your data <br> 2 different types of media <br> 1 existing off-site.<br><br>I also check the data from time to time. It's just good house keeping. <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Gary Ritchie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chocolategary@gmail.com" target="_blank">chocolategary@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
Testdisk might be useful in that regard: <a href="http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk" target="_blank">http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk</a><div><br></div><div>Also I recall reading that the first task that should be performed is a dd of the disk, to another location, as successive repair attempts can degrade the data on a failing disk. </div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Nicholas A. Schembri <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nschembr@gmail.com" target="_blank">nschembr@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
I'm going to go look at the drive tomorrow. If the file system is intact I should be able to pull his data off of the disk. He my want to take it to the pro's. :) <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Terence J. Golightly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:terencejgolightly@gmail.com" target="_blank">terencejgolightly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">List,<br>
<br>
This gentleman just sent us at info this message:<br>
<br>
On 08/15/2011 06:12 PM, Nick Wohlfarth wrote:<br>
> Hello:<br>
> I have a failed Seagate BlackArmor External hard drive which I think was<br>
> formatted in Linux.<br>
> Here is a link to the article:<br>
> <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1628556" target="_blank">http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1628556</a><br>
> The Linux EXT3 files system, which cannot be read w Windows System.<br>
><br>
> I need to find a LGrinux system to install as a second hard drive to pull<br>
> the data.<br>
><br>
> Can u suggest anyone in the area that is running on Linux?<br>
><br>
> This is an urgent situation.<br>
> Please contact via email or phone my cell, <a href="tel:412-229-7007" value="+14122297007" target="_blank">412-229-7007</a>.<br>
><br>
> Can provide some Linux T-Shirts or Cash for the efforts!<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
> Nick Wohlfarth, owner<br>
> TurtleCreek Sportswear<br>
> 1370 Frey Road ~ Pittsburgh, PA 15235<br>
> <a href="tel:412-373-6811" value="+14123736811" target="_blank">412-373-6811</a> ~ <a href="tel:412-373-6813" value="+14123736813" target="_blank">412-373-6813</a> fax<br>
> ShirtsNat.com fer Pittsburghese stuff n'at!<br>
><br>
Is there anyone out there care to respond to this person?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Terry<br>
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