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Dean · 2007-06-14, 10:23 PM

It's not the MBR that was borked, that can usually be fixed fairly easily. You had problems with your Master File Table which there are two of and when a disk starts going bad, often it can take out both at the same time. The tool I used actually scans the disk for file records, and it should have pulled up some usable single block files if not a whole lot more. from what I spot checked, there was no usable data recovered.

IMHO, this means one of two things...

1. The drive is dying and even if you do get it reformatted, I wouldn't trust it as far as I can move it with my telekenetic powers... or

2. Something borked your drive but good, overwriting MBR, MFT, etc. so one of the best pieces of recovery SW couldn't find anything useful...

Ultimately, all HDs fail and IMHO, anyone that relies on a single spindle for their data with no other form of backup storage and a scheduled / planned backup strategy is playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun.

2007-06-14, 10:23 PM	#6
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	It's not the MBR that was borked, that can usually be fixed fairly easily. You had problems with your Master File Table which there are two of and when a disk starts going bad, often it can take out both at the same time. The tool I used actually scans the disk for file records, and it should have pulled up some usable single block files if not a whole lot more. from what I spot checked, there was no usable data recovered. IMHO, this means one of two things... 1. The drive is dying and even if you do get it reformatted, I wouldn't trust it as far as I can move it with my telekenetic powers... or 2. Something borked your drive but good, overwriting MBR, MFT, etc. so one of the best pieces of recovery SW couldn't find anything useful... Ultimately, all HDs fail and IMHO, anyone that relies on a single spindle for their data with no other form of backup storage and a scheduled / planned backup strategy is playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...