Hard drive recovery(trying to save my life)
i have had my pavilion notebook for 18 months now. due to the fact of my job i travel a lot and always meant to back up my hard drive but never did. Now my hard drive is not working at all and needs to be replaced. I have a lot of precious photos and memories that can not be replaced.... PLEASE.... Is there is anyone that knows a program,hardware,way for me to get the photos off of my old hard drive before i replace it ??????
Hi,
One possible way to try and retrieve your files from a non-booting drive is to follow the process detailed in the link below. The Ubuntu operating system CD you create can run from the CD alone ( ie it doesn't have to install on the Hard Drive ) and I've often found it to be successful in retrieving data even from a failing Hard Drive. When you've created the CD, follow the instructions and see if you can back up your existing files.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/use-ubuntu-live-cd-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-windo...
Another option to consider is to buy an external drive caddy for the old HDD and then when you have the notebook up and running with the new Hard Drive, try to access the data that way.
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