From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mon Sep 18 11:15:30 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D473FE08CF4 for ; Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:15:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@schamschula.com) Received: from hapkido.dreamhost.com (hapkido.dreamhost.com [66.33.216.122]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B5501644CF for ; Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:15:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@schamschula.com) Received: from homiemail-a99.g.dreamhost.com (homie.mail.dreamhost.com [208.97.132.208]) by hapkido.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68B858A8D0 for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:11:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from homiemail-a99.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a99.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 815DDD3E067; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:11:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=schamschula.com; h= content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :message-id:references:to; s=schamschula.com; bh=r4ljXCIw6PvF4yh 9vP3OjHVybag=; b=HLdAloCYsZhC/pWR2exY1BIkoI0M74qAMLMpvXwso3nMNrI goAponGKKP0TtW7pFWkLCvJl33PrVhbA7x8lEpmb+Z4lf7m3kMeklON7M+oq/cot 2WedzeV24pe+0gNf2+5+K0WtgI0iiQOahJenvY+04dkQnaf606gkmspj21Oc= Received: from [10.0.1.75] (50-80-254-60.client.mchsi.com [50.80.254.60]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: lists@schamschula.com) by homiemail-a99.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CB18AD3E064; Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:11:49 -0700 (PDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: Recovering data from a broken HDD From: Marius Schamschula In-Reply-To: <8ac1423e-d996-bcdb-3068-ebe8ba7718c4@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:11:46 -0500 Cc: Adam Vande More , Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions Message-Id: <2E6600A4-3FF4-491B-A7FB-C9D4E065F786@schamschula.com> References: <8ac1423e-d996-bcdb-3068-ebe8ba7718c4@gmail.com> To: Shamim Shahriar X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:15:30 -0000 Shamim, I=E2=80=99ve used ddrescue for this in the past. There is a FreeBSD port = available (also available from MacPorts or Homebrew under macOS). > On Sep 17, 2017, at 5:57 PM, Shamim Shahriar = wrote: >=20 > On 17/09/2017 23:51, Adam Vande More wrote: >> On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Shamim Shahriar = > wrote: >>=20 >> Good evening all, hope everyone is well. >>=20 >> a little background: >> I have a couple of portable HDD. One of them was dropped a few >> weeks back, and then the computer stopped recognising it and asked >> it to be formatted. Once formatted, it appeared to start working >> again -- even though all previous data had been lost, and no, I am >> not trusting that device to hold any important data. >>=20 >> Last week, another HDD slipped through the hands (literally). This >> one too is showing the same/similar symptoms as the previous one. >> I believe that the data is still there, but somehow the alignment >> has shifted and hence the HDD controller is unable to provide the >> data. I am wondering, can anyone please suggest a data recovery >> programme that I can try on the drive? The HDD being not in the >> western/relatively-more-techy region cannot be sent to a data >> recovery company (and I have been told they cost you a fortune), >> but have access to m$ or Mac or Linux or BSD systems. So if anyone >> could please suggest something to try on (Yes, I had been on >> google, and found a huge amount of tools -- but I would much >> rather try out something that someone has already tried and can >> give some insight on). >>=20 >>=20 >> recoverdisk(1) >>=20 >> --=20 >> Adam > thanks Adam, that looks really interesting. I will try that as soon as = I get a large enough drive to put the data on (once the shops open). >=20 > In the meanwhile, if anyone has any other suggestion, please do feel = free to chime in. >=20 > Best regards >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org = mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions = > To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org = " Marius -- Marius Schamschula