Best HD imaging software/solution? One large external USB2.0 HD, would like to image the primary partition of several XP computers.
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posted by porpoise
on Oct 2, 2008 -
8 answers
Had a motherboard failure and it affected the hard drive. Big partition is missing and the drive is displayed as much smaller than it actually is. I don't care about the data, but I'd like to use the hard drive again at its normal capacity.
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posted by Mayor Curley
on Oct 2, 2008 -
3 answers
What is the best solution for having a whole bunch of hard drives and being able to easily swap them around?
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posted by GleepGlop
on Sep 7, 2008 -
11 answers
The Last-External-Hard-Drive-I-Ever-Buy is stuck between heaven and hell. Can anyone please help me figure out how to rescue it?
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posted by LongDrive
on Sep 2, 2008 -
5 answers
JudgeMe: is it ethical to buy a hard drive enclosure for the express purpose of data recovery and then return the enclosure immediately after the data has been recovered?
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posted by crazycanuck
on Aug 31, 2008 -
34 answers
Hard Drive Crashed after a week... should I risk a return under warranty if it contains personal info?
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posted by Auden
on Aug 25, 2008 -
16 answers
Looks like my macbook's harddrive just failed. Sucks. Some of my data is not backed up. What should I do before taking it to the apple store?
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posted by kickingtheground
on Aug 21, 2008 -
12 answers
I had a 5 year old dell desktop that died due to motherboard malfunction about a year ago. I removed the hard drive and am attempting to retrieve the data from it.
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posted by Candide
on Aug 13, 2008 -
5 answers
Tell me about Network Attached Storage ( NAS )? In particular what current manufactuers should I avoid for a typical 1 terabyte (or greater) RAID array? I'm also interested in general information and pitfalls for NAS devices and implementations.
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posted by loquacious
on Aug 10, 2008 -
13 answers
My MP3 files are scrambled... but now only on my MP3 player! Is my MP3 player somehow defunct? Are my .mp3 files corrupted? Please help!
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posted by WidgetAlley
on Aug 8, 2008 -
3 answers
Is there anything that would prevent a working Macbook hard drive from working in a PC notebook? Is there something different about them that makes them not work in a PC?
posted by raddevon
on Jul 31, 2008 -
6 answers
I have an ancient Thinkpad 570, and the hard drive finally died. Hardware not recognized. I've pulled out the old one (it rattles ominously) and am wondering if I can replace it with a new generic laptop drive, rather than having to go with overpriced proprietary stuff.
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posted by stavrosthewonderchicken
on Jul 31, 2008 -
10 answers
A disk in your Server2003 software RAID fails: How do you know which physical disk to pull?
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posted by SlyBevel
on Jul 28, 2008 -
10 answers
I have two computer hard drives installed onto one machine, and no CD for the first hard drive. The computer doesn't recognize USB ports nor the DVD drive on one of the hard drives. How can I fix that?
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posted by magnoliasouth
on Jul 23, 2008 -
4 answers
Upgrading HDD in my MacBook. I'd like to preserve my apps and preferences while re-installing Tiger. I have a backup that would be bootable if not for the fact that it's sitting on a non-Firewire external HD.
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posted by dondiego87
on Jul 15, 2008 -
4 answers
Data Backup Filter: I have about 6TB (yes TB, not GB) of data. I need to back it up BEFORE it crashes. I also need a good way to share it on the network. How can I do this? Details within...
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posted by arniec
on Jul 8, 2008 -
28 answers
I am upgrading my PC and I have questions regarding transferring my data. This is probably a total newbie question but I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere.
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posted by Zaximus
on Jul 1, 2008 -
8 answers
Is there a foolproof way of storing internal hard drives for external (hot swappable) use?
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posted by speek
on Jun 30, 2008 -
9 answers
I am having a very unusual problem with my hard drive and CANNOT recover any data from it after trying numerous methods. Please help me with your technical expertise.
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posted by deafmute
on Jun 29, 2008 -
7 answers
External hard showing "weird". Better known as, sharing an external/portable hard drive between osx and winxp.
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posted by jadepearl
on Jun 23, 2008 -
10 answers
I just got my Macbook back from the Apple Store today after they replaced the logic board on the unit. I've noticed that every song I play in iTunes seems to skip. Finding this odd, I opened up the Activity Monitor and looked at disk usage. It seems like whenever a read to the disk is made, iTunes seems to begin skipping. Furthermore, I have the same problem after trying to play mp3's via mpg123.
I'm worried that the skipping could be a sign my hard drive might be failing. I recently installed a brand new 250 GB hard drive from Newegg about a month and a half ago, so I'm somewhat skeptical. Is it a reasonable concern?
posted by phr4gmonk3y
on Jun 20, 2008 -
4 answers
My XP Home running laptop hard drive has started making clicking and grinding sounds.
Previous questions cover cloning the hard drive. This is more desirable than reinstalling everything or just backing up My Documents and Settings. Is it possible to create a clone or an image or something that is stored on my home server indefinitely, so that once my hard drive does die I can use it to recreate the current settings on a new drive?
posted by billtron
on Jun 14, 2008 -
8 answers
My external hard-drive's on the fritz. What can I do to make sure I get all my data off it before it goes?
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posted by djgh
on Jun 3, 2008 -
5 answers
Help, Backup-Filter: "Access Denied" error when using Memeo's AutoBackup Software to wirelessly backup a laptop HD to a password protected external hard drive that is directy connected to the wireless router via USB.
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posted by Phire
on May 18, 2008 -
1 answer
Are there any issues with backing up multiple computers to one external hard drive? And which drives come with simple, one touch backup software?
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posted by 1-2punch
on May 9, 2008 -
4 answers
Highly technical hard drive filter: My hard drive failed. Came home, and PC was sitting at the "where's my hard drive" BIOS screen, to my great horror.
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posted by gjc
on Apr 27, 2008 -
9 answers
I consider this to be google cheating, but I honestly know nothing of this. Get me a power supply - model #atx-300-12e or the equivalent. Asap. Please.
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posted by damnjezebel
on Apr 9, 2008 -
14 answers
I lost the little jumper that sets the SATA drive from SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) to SATA I (1.5 Gb/s). Where can I buy/steal a replacement?
posted by jytsai
on Apr 8, 2008 -
8 answers
Bizarre Hard Drive Failure Filter: Is it possible that my desk from Ikea is helping to send my hard drive to an early grave?
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posted by fenriq
on Apr 5, 2008 -
20 answers
Can anyone help with a program to show total drive space in a PC across multiple drives?
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posted by mrbenn
on Mar 30, 2008 -
4 answers
Can this laptop be saved? All was good. Then it sounded like there was a part loose and rolling around inside my laptop for a few seconds. The hard drive started running slooowwwly with some additional crunching and grinding noises. On reboot I got an I/0 error then a no bootable drive error.
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posted by 26.2
on Mar 14, 2008 -
8 answers
I think I'm finally switching to Ubuntu on my main machine. I have two 160GB external drives, currently both with NTFS, currently mirrored (by software, not a RAID). With what and how should I format/use these guys?
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posted by tmcw
on Mar 14, 2008 -
8 answers
I would like to recover data from two SATA hard drives that were once part of a single logical partition under Linux
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posted by KirTakat
on Mar 8, 2008 -
2 answers
What's the best way to erase my hard drive for resale if I don't have original OS reinstall CDs to work with?
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posted by rhoticity
on Feb 29, 2008 -
13 answers
