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hard drive failed; lost everything; want to cry
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:38 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story FUCK why did I not back up my shit. lots 4 years of photos and documents. been quoted $1000-$2000 to recover. fuck my ass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010905) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:38 PM Author: Exhilarant heaven scourge upon the earth try SpinRite first, before doing anything else.
http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:40 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story thanks brother but its a mechanical failure. the drive wont mount on anything. :( (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010924) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:38 PM Author: peach cheese-eating national security agency odd flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010910) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:38 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story lol. why would this be flame? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010913) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:40 PM Author: peach cheese-eating national security agency i dont actually know anything about computers, but that sounds like a lot of money. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010929) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:41 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story they have to open it up in a clean room to get at the disc. I called all over/went to multiple shops in person. $1000+ was the quote, and possibly more depending on how much work has to be done. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010937) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:38 PM Author: chrome therapy Here is where the flame went nuclear.
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:01 PM Author: Adventurous Cream Trump Supporter Area "I don't actually know anything about the subject, but it doesn't sound right to me." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011037) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:09 PM Author: lascivious slate half-breed lol, what a fag. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011080) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:41 PM Author: Odious brunch really tough guy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011294) |
Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:38 PM Author: drunken vibrant temple mexican Where do you live? I know a reputable shop that will take a look and if they can recover will do so for around $350. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010912) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:39 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story SF/SV. the issue is that it was a mechanical failure. took it to a bunch of people and they all said it would prob have to be opened up in a clean room and put into a new reader. everywhere was quoting me $800 as like a minimum. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010919) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:40 PM Author: drunken vibrant temple mexican Did you hear it click before it shut down? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010922) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:41 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story no - which is why I did not think it was mechanical at first. the problem is with the arm/reader thing. feel like such a dumb fuck for not backing it up. have an unopened external HD by my desk, lol at me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010931) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:41 PM Author: drunken vibrant temple mexican I would pay $800 in a minute and think it was a bargain if they could recover 4 years of stuff. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010938) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:40 PM Author: Balding Khaki Point Community Account what idiot doesn't back up their shit these days? storage is so cheap. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010927) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:41 PM Author: drunken vibrant temple mexican Meh. I am kind of lazy about it too. Do it manually like every 6 months or so. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010932) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:42 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story I know. too lazy. I even have an unopened new external HD ready to go. backing this shit up was on my to do list for months. feel like a tard right now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010942) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:41 PM Author: Exhilarant heaven scourge upon the earth does it not turn on at all when power is applied? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010934) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:42 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story no it does turn on, but it cant make a connection with any computer. does not click. disc seems to be fine, but there is some other mechanical problem. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010946) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:43 PM Author: drunken vibrant temple mexican You should see if you can find the exact same hard drive model on eBay and swap out the internal drive. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010952) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:45 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story I think you need a clean room to do this in, plus I don't know shit. I found some dude on yelp who says he can recover it for $600 or less and I think I might just do it, even if he's not the gold standard. fuck it kills me to lose all that data. will never not be backing up again. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010961) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:46 PM Author: drunken vibrant temple mexican Sometimes the best lessons learned in life are the hardest ones bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010964) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 7:49 PM Author: Motley disturbing principal's office ape Wait, have you tried installing this as a secondary drive or put it into an external enclosure? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21010976) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:03 PM Author: drunken vibrant temple mexican He said it was mechanical brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011045) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:05 PM Author: Motley disturbing principal's office ape Right, but he didn't explain why. He just seems convinced.
It turns on but doesn't connect to a computer. What does that mean? How did he try to connect?
If the OS is fucked up it won't work in any computer as the primary drive. |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:06 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story I took it the apple store + 3 repair shops breh. got a lot of opinions. not a comp expert myself but this is what all the expert bros told me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011067) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:17 PM Author: Motley disturbing principal's office ape (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011143) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:00 PM Author: Ivory bespoke abode lol at paying $1000-2000+ to recover your porn stash. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011035) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:00 PM Author: Adventurous Cream Trump Supporter Area It's expensive, but those recovery services are like 90% effective at getting your shit back to you. Usually worth it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011036) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:04 PM Author: Sick Glittery Sex Offender buy a mac and start fresh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011052) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:06 PM Author: Flirting Whorehouse Background Story it was a mac. but I abused the shit out of it. kept only 1mb-10gb free, ran it hot, ran a million programs, never shut it down, etc. it was my fault, but still. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011063) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:39 PM Author: Thriller Obsidian Fortuitous Meteor why didn't you use time machine? you don't even have to do anything, just buy an external disk and it automatically backs up everything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011286) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:10 PM Author: Carnelian school cafeteria wagecucks never would have happened if you used the cloud bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011096) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:16 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle snowy partner theater Teh cloud is too expensive for any serious amount of data (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011136) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:16 PM Author: Magical associate just do it yourself bro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIPZtJyrVPw all you need is a 50c tool, latex gloves, a head assembly from an identical drive, and a multimillion dollar clean room |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:39 PM Author: chrome therapy Here is a quick solution:
1. Take HD out of computer
2. Put in sealed/ziplock bag.
3. Place in freezer for 30-40 min.
4. Take out and plug into computer with NEW HD also connected.
5. Begin transferring files until HD gives out again.
Rinse/Freeze/Repeat
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:43 PM Author: Ivory bespoke abode wtf (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011303) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:41 PM Author: Odious brunch really tough guy Just do RAID array, bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011295) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 8:48 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle snowy partner theater RAIDZ is where it's at (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011330) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:09 PM Author: Odious brunch really tough guy How does this work? The Wikipedia description made no sense. All I know is that when one of the drives in my RAID array failed, I turned off the computer, swapped the bad drive with a new one, and turned it back on. Good as new. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011933) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:18 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle snowy partner theater RAID-Z means you are using the ZFS file system, which has a number of nerdy advantages.
One big difference is that RAID-Z arrays are more stable than RAID5 arrays, which can get a "write hole" and really get fucked up. |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:20 PM Author: Odious brunch really tough guy How do they compare to RAID-0, though? That's what I generally use, since I've never had so much irreplaceable data that I need more than a terabyte or so. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21012029) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:25 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle snowy partner theater RAID0 isn't really RAID. It doesn't provide any redundancy, it just adds capacity and speed at the expense of reliability.
You are probably referring to a RAID1 if you had a failure and were able to recover.
I have a RAID-Z1 set up. 4x1TB disks providing 3TB of storage and the ability to lose 1 disk. |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:27 PM Author: Odious brunch really tough guy I meant RAID-1, yeah. I fucked that up even looking at my computer's disk monitor. So yes, RAID-1. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21012065) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:32 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle snowy partner theater ZFS has a lot of neat little tricks, like snapshots (Time Machine-like feature) and deduplication (if you were to store 100 copies of a 1GB file it would only take up 1GB, not 100GB) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21012099) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2012 10:14 PM Author: vigorous chad That sucks. Had the same thing happen to me a couple years ago. I've used this ever since and couldn't be happier: http://www.carbonite.com/en/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1985684&forum_id=2#21011982) |