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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!
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.
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