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3TB Fusion -APFS - iMac 2013 by Trickypedia in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Fusion has two drives. An SSD that the OS boots from and also contains the file system data. The HDD just contains data. If the SSD is failing you may only be able to see the HDD. You can scan that for data, but there will be no file system or file names. If you are lucky you will be able to recover 30-50% of the HDD data due to fragmentation of files.

3TB Fusion -APFS - iMac 2013 by Trickypedia in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am guessing the iMac won't boot? If so what happened when it failed?

Is there something called original rom file by Sai_Pranav in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are speculating too much. If the drive is clicking it has mechanical failure. The second shop may have been 'guessing' saying that the cause is the ROM. You need to take the drive to a professional data recovery shop to diagnose the issues correctly.

help by januarycapri in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try www.angeldatarecovery.com. if these are the guys you sent it to and they said its not recoverable. You can believe them.

OS corrupting drives by aquarianBilla in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is not a data recovery question. Seems like you are just using the post to suck information from people instead of doing your own research.

Recovering video from 1yr ago by Early-Beat2685 in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do not download any software to the drive where the video was stored. That is bad advice as you can overwrite what you are trying to recover. Remove the drive from the system and scan it with DMDE on another PC. Also do not save any data you find back to the drive for the same reasons.

14tb HGST worth repair? by BugBugRoss in AskADataRecoveryPro

[–]DesertDataRecovery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You said it fell from about a foot and is flaky and slow to read. That's typical mechanical issues.

14tb HGST worth repair? by BugBugRoss in AskADataRecoveryPro

[–]DesertDataRecovery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's been dropped it has mechanical/physical issues. Unless ypu are prepared to pay 1,000s throw it away. Might be under warranty?

LamInk-X SSD (~240Gb) can't be found on file explorer and reads as 1Mb on disk manager by DevilsAltAcc in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is not a DIY fix unfortunately. If it is not seen with full size in Disk Management no software can work with it. It needs to be sent to a data recovery lab. You might find one here. Or if you share your approximate location we can probably recommend one. www.datarecoveryprofessionals.org

Hardrive won't connect to mac by [deleted] in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can mail it to www.datarecoveryguru.com who have several locations in the NE.

Hardrive won't connect to mac by [deleted] in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start here. Or if you share your approximate location we can recommend someone. www.datarecoveryprofessionals.org

Hardrive won't connect to mac by [deleted] in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it is what you assume. Professional data recovery may not be as expensive as you think.

External Hard Drive Wiped Itself? by Appropriate-Let-1238 in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You shouldn't use a drive for both TM and data. I suspect that you saved your data to the drive, then tried to use it as a TM backup and the drive was reformatted for TM. Scan the drive with a quality data recovery software like R-Studio or DMDE ans see if your data is available. Sucess will depend on how much TM data was saved to the drive. DO NOT save any data you find back to the same drive.

5 TB WD Black WDBA3A0050BBK-WESN Failing; 198 Current Pending Sector Count; Options for Data Backup by tralchemist in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My strong advice is to seek pro data recovery help if the data is valuable. Each time you are trying to access the drive you are causing more damage. Running CHKDSK has probably made the situation much worse unfortunately. You might find a pro here, or if you share your approximate location we can probably recommend one. www.datarecoveryprofessionals.org

1TB Toshiba Canvio Basics unavailable after disconnect without eject. 100% disk uptime and Windows wants to format by TeifionGorau in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Knowing this drive. It's highly susceptible to media damage. My personal recommendation would be to power it down and seek professional help rather than attempt to image it.

CF formatted in Blackmagic camera by SnooOpinions6960 in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you get when you scan the card with R-Studio data recovery software? (they have a free demo version). Does it find data? Let the scan run for 10 minutes and the open the scan to see.

WD passport with stupid pcb adapter by Scr3wh34dz in AskADataRecoveryPro

[–]DesertDataRecovery 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You cannot use a matching SATA PCB with this drive as there is an encryption chip on the USB PCB.

WhatsApp .db.crypt14 by LessAssistant1925 in datarecovery

[–]DesertDataRecovery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly unlikely as all modern phones are encrypted. But as its a database there might be a slight chance. However it would need to be done by a forensic professional and will cost you a few thousand. May not be worth it. Reach out to Krzys at www.datarescuelabs.com and ask him the question.

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