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Old 24th Nov 2008, 10:07 PM   #11 (permalink)
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ouch...was thinking how to back up laptop data sometimes >_<...but then, how? get another hdd? (Pc's hdd running low on Space already )
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What did you do? Leave it running all the time?
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ouch...was thinking how to back up laptop data sometimes >_<...but then, how? get another hdd? (Pc's hdd running low on Space already )
backup to online storage?
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ouch...was thinking how to back up laptop data sometimes >_<...but then, how? get another hdd? (Pc's hdd running low on Space already )
Use a portable hard disk drive. But do not keep it running all the time.
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Wow.. I'm surprised it survived so long!
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ouch...was thinking how to back up laptop data sometimes >_<...but then, how? get another hdd? (Pc's hdd running low on Space already )
That's what I'm doing now. 2 identical HDDs.
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Agh, it sucks to have a dead HDD...

Have you tried the Spinrite yet? I heard that they could salvage stuff even from a broken HDD...
I'm not sure if spinrite would be able to fix it. Afterall, it's not detected at all!
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Wow.. That sucks! I hope you have a recent backup of your stuff.
I do have a backup of my important stuff about a week ago (pictures, documents), thankfully, but I lost all my videos and downloads and it's going to take time to reinstall the OS and all the software.
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I do have a backup of my important stuff about a week ago (pictures, documents), thankfully, but I lost all my videos and downloads and it's going to take time to reinstall the OS and all the software.
At least your most important(non-replaceable) data is safe.
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I'm not sure if spinrite would be able to fix it. Afterall, it's not detected at all!
Well, I read that some recovery programs could really salvage data even it's not or partially functioning HDD. Not sure how they did it...

If all else fails and you still want the videos and the data, you need to send it to a data recovery center.
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