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Retrieving data from a crashed hard drive?
Can local technicians like computer shops or companies like geek squad retrieve data from my crashed hard drive even if i tried doing it at home and it says that the file is inaccessible? i need some files retrieved and i tried at home to recover it but the hard drive cannot be accessed.Will Geek squad or the local technicians at the computer shops be able to access it? or will, they do the same thing i tried to do and have the same outcome?
5 Answers
- Lv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Don't go to Geek Squad. They'll overcharge you.
It can be done. Find a local computer geek, he'll know how.
- 1 decade ago
If you have the crashed drive connected to a working system and can see the file, then likely it is a permissions problem. It involves taking ownership of the file within Windows. This can easily be done with XP Pro by right clicking on the file or folder and selecting properties.
Once the properties page is up select the security tab. Then click on the advanced button. You will see several tabs. If you had selected the Documents and Settings folder, you would want first to select the apply to all child objects. You can take ownership on the owner tab.
If you have XP Home, the security tab is not readily available. If you reboot into safe mode, it will be there to perform what I have already mentioned.
Other options are to use a linux boot cd. If you go to Ubuntu.org and can download and burn their CD, it has the option to not install linux but use it as a live CD. Booting to the disc live will present a desktop similar to windows that can read your hard drives and allow you to copy and paste without security restrictions.
Geek Squad or any other computer shop may not have advanced data recovery software to go beyond what I have explained as it is very expensive for a version for commercial use. Even if they have something, it too has limitations. Likely you would be wasting your money. But I would ask them what they use, and their level of experience with that tool if push comes to shove.
Source(s): Professional Response Courtesy of TechZilla http://www.crossloop.com/techzilla - ?Lv 45 years ago
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
i would recommend geek squad because they will do it right and even include a bit of extra good features to help your computer work better.
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