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by abc_00112001

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My hard disk crached, if i run fdisk program from bootable disk then it shows no partitions created on this drive. My important data is on the hard disk and i want to recover it. Can it be done and how? if not what are the precautions to be taken toavoid this problem in future

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by csmith

This sounds like the CIT virus or other variant.
Run your antivirus floppy to clean.
There are programs from grc.com and others to reconstruct the MBR and File tables.

The solution used traditionally is tape backup.
(Make sure your most recentbackup tape is stored offsite so it is protected aganst fire.)
If the data files are not too large, CDR is a good solution.
If you have a removable hard drive slot, Ghost is the cheapest backup. (Be carefull moving/carrying the hard drive, they are shock sensitive.)

If the hard drive really did crash, (Did you hear any unusual noise?) then it is professional recovery. They are expensive.
Regards, Chris

by tech_wiz03

In most cases a crashed harddisk can be recovered if there is no direct physical damage. You might try looking to net for restoreit or recoverywiz which are harddrive products that can extract the data even if partition tables are hosed. To use recovery method you need a second harddisk to spool the salvaged info off to. be prepared to sit waiting for at least 14 hours on a 20gb harddisk for recovery to finish.

hope this helps

rick

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