I've had reasonable luck with SpinRite to get data off of semi-failed hard disks. It costs money, though. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Technomage wrote: > mike Enriquez wrote: > > Does anyone on the list have a software that they like to use to recover > > data from a Hard Drive Crash? > > > > I don't want to pay $2000.00 for it but I would like to know what is > > available out in the real world that Linux people like. > > > > Thanks for your input. > > > > Mike Enriquez > > > I too have a hard disk with a bad card on it. I cannot seem to find a > replacement card to get the data > off the drive, and the company that made the drive has explicitly told > me that I must submit it > to one of their authorized recovery partners in order to get the data > off ($2,192 and change before taxes). > > I definitely don't have that kind of funds to waive around. > > any viable solution (such as an identical unused HD with the same > electronics package) would > be more than helpful. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- James McPhee jmcphe@gmail.com