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Just on the off chance that someone happens to know. If I have an important Word doc (say a term paper) on my HDD and I close it, then open a blank Word doc and save the blank on top of the important document ... is there any way to get back the important stuff through an old autosave or something? Friend of a friend is in a bit of a pickle. Dirtbox posted last week (or 2 weeks ago?) about a crashed HDD. There were some tips to software in there as well btu I can't find the thread. Anyone what the title was? Some of those may be of help. Ta. |
How do you recover overwritten data?
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Salaman 24,162 posts
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silentbob 29,527 posts
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Registered 19 years agoStop writing to the disk - i.e. stop using it NOW. Stick it into another system and use GetDataBack to recover the data. -
Dirtbox 92,595 posts
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Salaman 24,162 posts
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Registered 17 years agoCheers. That's the names I didn't recall. -
stefanifp 1 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI think it's almost impossible to recover an overwritten file. However, there may be chances if you could afford expensive data recovery software.
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mothercruncher 19,474 posts
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Registered 15 years agoFor the layman perhaps. I used to have a friend who worked for the MOD. It was official policy then (20 years ago) to zero data seven times in a row and then take the disc out and smash it with a hammer when finished with a drive. -
Dirtbox 92,595 posts
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elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI'd still like some closure on this saga though. -
mothercruncher wrote:
Some intelligence agencies still use punch cards for certain data as they're easy to burn in a hurry.
For the layman perhaps. I used to have a friend who worked for the MOD. It was official policy then (20 years ago) to zero data seven times in a row and then take the disc out and smash it with a hammer when finished with a drive. -
martinthemonkey 488 posts
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Registered 16 years agoTake it to a computer forensics expert. Data can't always be retrieved but they have to tools to check. We have a forensics dept at work. It's the same with phones. -
challenge_hanukkah 14,394 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI need a poo, but it's not quite ready yet.
Please check back later. -
mothercruncher 19,474 posts
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Registered 15 years agoKids at the pool now? -
Try smearing mustard on the hard drive heads -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBuy a Mac and recover it from Time Machine?
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mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agomothercruncher wrote:
Hammer won't do much. Using a philips screwdriver and a torx bit you can get most platters out of a hard disc in a minute or two, then they snap pretty easily - I'd like to see someone mount those in a new drive and read the data off.
For the layman perhaps. I used to have a friend who worked for the MOD. It was official policy then (20 years ago) to zero data seven times in a row and then take the disc out and smash it with a hammer when finished with a drive.
Make sure you don't try to snap one of those old Deathstar HDDs with their glass platters mind you. -
twelveways 7,131 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWhat do you guys do with old hard drives (and phones). I tend to keep mine because I get scared that people can recover all my nude pictures and bank details.
Should I attack them with a drill or is there an easier way to scramble them?
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Dante_Cubit 1,996 posts
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Registered 14 years agoPut the disk in your pocket and then hang around a school at the end of the day with a camera and a long coat. When you get pulled by plod and then forced to turn your pockets out, say that you'll never be able to retrieve the data because it's been overwritten. Wait a couple of weeks and then when the police return your kit, file a freedom of information request and bingo. -
mrpon 37,366 posts
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Registered 15 years agotwelveways wrote:
The people?
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Dirtbox 92,595 posts
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Nuke m in micro with some fishy crackers -
Would you be able to suggest a good recovery tool Lamerty?
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