I listened to your recording. I have heard much worse so am optimistic.
+
First of all try to do a sector by sector copy of the drive. One that does not crap out if it detects an error. Preferably in a desk top PC for ease of working. Here are some:
[link|https://www.quetek.com/diskrecoup/download.htm|Diskrecoup v2] or [link|https://github.com/TalAloni/RawDiskCopier|Raw Disk Copier v1.6] [link|https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/raw_disk_copier.html|or from here].
It could still be data corruption. You can try running software that fixes corrupt partition tables
You will also have more luck working with the drive in an actual computer rather than through the USB interface.
[link|https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk|TestDisk] is a professional quality freeware drive recovery program. I have used it for over 15 years. Take the time to read the manual and play around with a spare non-critical hard. Here is a list of what it does:
* Copy files from deleted FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions.
* Fix partition table, recover deleted partition
* Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup
* Rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector
* Fix FAT tables
* Rebuild NTFS boot sector
* Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup
* Fix MFT using MFT mirror
* Locate ext2/ext3/ext4 Backup SuperBlock
* Undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2 file-systems
If your friend dropped it on the floor, but not too hard, something like [link|https://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm|Spinrite] may help recover damaged data areas.
If all the above fail well then the only option is a professional data recovery company and their meters start ticking at around $2K.
If you have any questions just ask. There are other software packages but I have tried to keep it simple to start with.
Data recovery is part experience, knowledge, persistence and even some luck.
First of all try to do a sector by sector copy of the drive. One that does not crap out if it detects an error. Preferably in a desk top PC for ease of working. Here are some:
-
[link|https://www.quetek.com/diskrecoup/download.htm|Diskrecoup v2|new_window=true] or [link|https://github.com/TalAloni/RawDiskCopier|Raw Disk Copier v1.6|new_window=true] [link|https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/raw_disk_copier.html|or from here|new_window=true].
+
[link|https://www.quetek.com/diskrecoup/download.htm|Diskrecoup v2] or [link|https://github.com/TalAloni/RawDiskCopier|Raw Disk Copier v1.6] [link|https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/raw_disk_copier.html|or from here].
It could still be data corruption. You can try running software that fixes corrupt partition tables
You will also have more luck working with the drive in an actual computer rather than through the USB interface.
-
[link|https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk|TestDisk|new_window=true] is a professional quality freeware drive recovery program. I have used it for over 15 years. Take the time to read the manual and play around with a spare non-critical hard. Here is a list of what it does:
+
[link|https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk|TestDisk] is a professional quality freeware drive recovery program. I have used it for over 15 years. Take the time to read the manual and play around with a spare non-critical hard. Here is a list of what it does:
* Copy files from deleted FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions.
* Fix partition table, recover deleted partition
* Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup
* Rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector
* Fix FAT tables
* Rebuild NTFS boot sector
* Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup
* Fix MFT using MFT mirror
* Locate ext2/ext3/ext4 Backup SuperBlock
-
* Undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystem
-
-
If your friend dropped it on the floor, but not too hard, something like [link|https://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm|Spinrite|new_window=true] may help recover damaged data areas.
+
* Undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2 file-systems
+
If your friend dropped it on the floor, but not too hard, something like [link|https://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm|Spinrite] may help recover damaged data areas.
If all the above fail well then the only option is a professional data recovery company and their meters start ticking at around $2K.
If you have any questions just ask. There are other software packages but I have tried to keep it simple to start with.
-
Data recovery is part experince, knowledge, persistance and even some luck.
+
Data recovery is part experience, knowledge, persistence and even some luck.
First of all try to do a sector by sector copy of the drive. One that does not crap out if it detects an error. Preferably in a desk top PC for ease of working. Here are some:
[link|https://www.quetek.com/diskrecoup/download.htm|Diskrecoup v2|new_window=true] or [link|https://github.com/TalAloni/RawDiskCopier|Raw Disk Copier v1.6|new_window=true] [link|https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/raw_disk_copier.html|or from here|new_window=true].
It could still be data corruption. You can try running software that fixes corrupt partition tables
You will also have more luck working with the drive in an actual computer rather than through the USB interface.
[link|https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk|TestDisk|new_window=true] is a professional quality freeware drive recovery program. I have used it for over 15 years. Take the time to read the manual and play around with a spare non-critical hard. Here is a list of what it does:
* Copy files from deleted FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions.
* Fix partition table, recover deleted partition
* Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup
* Rebuild FAT12/FAT16/FAT32 boot sector
* Fix FAT tables
* Rebuild NTFS boot sector
* Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup
* Fix MFT using MFT mirror
* Locate ext2/ext3/ext4 Backup SuperBlock
* Undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystem
If your friend dropped it on the floor, but not too hard, something like [link|https://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm|Spinrite|new_window=true] may help recover damaged data areas.
If all the above fail well then the only option is a professional data recovery company and their meters start ticking at around $2K.
If you have any questions just ask. There are other software packages but I have tried to keep it simple to start with.
Data recovery is part experince, knowledge, persistance and even some luck.