Comments on: Securely formatting hard drives http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/08/securely-formatting-hard-drives/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/08/securely-formatting-hard-drives/#comment-30113 Wesley Fryer Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:06:51 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=899#comment-30113 There is generally always a way to recover files on a hard drive, but the question is often how much you're willing to spend. I'd recommend giving<a href="http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm" rel="nofollow">spin right</a> a try, it is relatively inexpensive compared to other alternatives (especially drive recovery services) and might to the trick, at least for some of your data. There is generally always a way to recover files on a hard drive, but the question is often how much you’re willing to spend. I’d recommend givingspin right a try, it is relatively inexpensive compared to other alternatives (especially drive recovery services) and might to the trick, at least for some of your data.

]]> By: Bob http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/08/securely-formatting-hard-drives/#comment-30111 Bob Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:39:52 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=899#comment-30111 Every thing was working fine until the last time i restarted my computer, then it would go though the bios and then to the windows loading screen but then it would restart on its own. I found out that if i disconnected one of my hard drives, which only contains data files, the computer would boot up all the way. But i still need the data on this hard drive. I tried to connect the hard drive while the computer was booted up, but the hard drive isn't recognized in device manager. I think the hard still powers up, by that i mean when i plug it in the hard drive starts making a humming sound but not much more then that. Is there some way I cane retrieve the files on this hard drive still, even though I can’t see it in my computer? Every thing was working fine until the last time i restarted my computer, then it would go though the bios and then to the windows loading screen but then it would restart on its own. I found out that if i disconnected one of my hard drives, which only contains data files, the computer would boot up all the way. But i still need the data on this hard drive. I tried to connect the hard drive while the computer was booted up, but the hard drive isn’t recognized in device manager. I think the hard still powers up, by that i mean when i plug it in the hard drive starts making a humming sound but not much more then that.

Is there some way I cane retrieve the files on this hard drive still, even though I can’t see it in my computer?

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/08/securely-formatting-hard-drives/#comment-920 Miguel Guhlin Sat, 08 Apr 2006 22:52:28 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=899#comment-920 Too kind...I learned about it from someone else...and so the sharing continues....btw, by popular request, this article on free tools to ease data theft concerns will be appearing as a multi-part podcast! Probably next friday or something. Take care and thanks for the link, Miguel Guhlin http://www.mguhlin.net/blog Too kind…I learned about it from someone else…and so the sharing continues….btw, by popular request, this article on free tools to ease data theft concerns will be appearing as a multi-part podcast! Probably next friday or something.

Take care and thanks for the link,
Miguel Guhlin
http://www.mguhlin.net/blog

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