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Westech
10-15-2004, 08:17 AM
One of the users I support has a dead hard drive and no backup. Can anyone recommend a good data recovery service for recovering data from a dead laptop drive?

I checked out ontrack.com based on their good reputation and was given a quote of $700 - $2200. Does anyone know of a cheaper alternative that will still do a good job?
incka
10-15-2004, 08:22 AM
I'm not sure, but make a page about it, put google ads on, and tell your friend to go to it... If he checks out quite a few services you might make that $700 back...
Emancipator
10-15-2004, 10:13 AM
how are you going to make $700.00 off a page of google ads and one visitor? I am curious, enlighten me.
incka
10-15-2004, 10:16 AM
Seen the bids on data recovery?
Emancipator
10-15-2004, 12:32 PM
no i cant see the google bid amounts. where are you seeing it?
incka
10-15-2004, 01:31 PM
It's overture ones I see. They are similar bids.
michael_gersitz
10-15-2004, 01:54 PM
What are the averages?
ozgression
10-15-2004, 04:59 PM
Top bid for "data recovery" on Overture at the moment is $4.75

http://uv.bidtool.overture.com/d/search/tools/bidtool/?mkt=us&lang=en_US
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moonshield
10-15-2004, 06:19 PM
i like this overture tool... Is the data basically the same for other advertisement networks? Does it give me the general idea?
Westech
10-18-2004, 12:32 PM
Well, I froze the hard drive (that's right, like in a freezer, as in BBBBRRRRRRRR.) and was able to get everything copied before it died again. Let's hear it for crazy urban legends!
r2d2
10-18-2004, 01:32 PM
Good work Westech! Will have to remember that.

Lucky you solved it yourself, given the 'on-topicness' of the replies on this thread :)
Jaffro
10-18-2004, 02:12 PM
wow that is crazy! Great it worked!
Westech
10-18-2004, 02:24 PM
Tip: if you try this yourself, put it in a ziploc bag with the air squeezed out to keep moisture off the drive.

In my case, as the drive heated back up it failed again. I ended up turning my air conditioner all the way up and leaving the laptop on it while I copied the files.



Lucky you solved it yourself, given the 'on-topicness' of the replies on this thread
My thoughts exactly.
Emancipator
10-18-2004, 02:42 PM
sorry westech i didnt mean to get your thread off topic but inckas post had me scratching me head and i had to reply.

Great trick, will keep it in mind :)
Westech
10-18-2004, 02:47 PM
No worries. It's no different from how any other thread here ends up. I kind of enjoy the informal atmosphere.