LeRoy on 13 Oct 2011 02:08:53 -0700 |
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Re: [PLUG] Need to recover an external HD |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 - -- Rev. LeRoy D. Cressy mailto:leroy@lrcressy.com /\_/\ http://lrcressy.com ( o.o ) Phone: 215-535-4037 > ^ < Cell: 267-307-3527 gpg fingerprint: 62DE 6CAB CEE1 B1B3 359A 81D8 3FEF E6DA 8501 AFEA For info on enigmail: http://lrcressy.com/linux/mozilla.pdf For info on gpg: http://www.gnupg.org/ Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJOlqqNAAoJEGs/fg/0E1DzyHMP/ii3g/qM/WLQKreRdXFOLeVh diXaLXHAuXt1x+K7V8Tv4HRJipclpwCrWNuXqwSfUr78Hw4888ZUgW2rcimqwpi9 0HVtVK0+LqJeVRA1gPSPHpbcANTYgKp0Vh3R7JzyAGN0MLOVXv4eXHoWQACotS6q YyrEHQUACPwLRjDtm8O5aCYJ+aTpCzq3xflGGS1NnvLOWHXHaYw9nWkgz1qQn2s8 nByGCNmHy+m+yT6/znQxI0ed5ttIwXCp64MwEaXxFOt1KBdusHYMoCd6XHUew/g4 V8iyl3GYh2ORpDJJSPYJTr8ZeIOqpkMrHPGNCGFGjoWazanmvGzhz+byPEsYsTfp +OUFLUZyIz8uvxUMJBke4IyLqAV649lGNLWPHYTymV4kBu4HhGZ2GcyOlPNgtKOS 5/W1iGjix6PCE3pIzPncmRhhn2KaceXCUetCmA5o/WVKfjHWzTbGr4gtf7v5b+9M rItUI9H6ksdB0r/hDeRT6zhgNijbyjWDOq4vhIVyoVEdPiZpSBy3fipMcaWhiDgU Xwb5vCQ3eZE3Jp+vRD7NLrFDn6l6MUIAfvTs3AeCthlPOuvjO6s4gjfVntQrD28b 7po3Muir8BmGRf5tJ32I4gg/Ep5pH6XpJPPLdjjLMNehGd0fLXHEM0agdRaSNyRZ P0ks5TNX2+58vSEmc164 =fhdL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug