Re: [PLUG] Need to recover an external HD

[LeRoy <ldc@lrcressy.com>]

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On 10/12/2011 11:12 PM, Amul Shah wrote:
> My father-in-law unplugged his external USB drive from his Windows
> laptop without unmounting it ("Remove Hardware" in Windows parlance).
> Now every time he tries to plug it back in Windows says that he needs
> to reformat it.
> 
> It's been years since I've had to recover a HD and I haven't the
> slightest idea what tools to use. I don't know if the disk is
> formatted with NTFS or FAT. I'll have his Windows laptop and my Linux
> box available to run a recovery. Any pointers on software recovery
> tools are appreciated.
> 
> thanks, Amul

Have you tried System Rescue CD?
http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page


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