Vista - recover currupted files

guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files
on a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted
it and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs
that recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my
..docs or pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo
software to see if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but
so far none have worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked
for them or something that may work for me. even if I can find a demo
that will show me it really does work. I don't mind having to pay for
it. This has my wifes and I wedding pics and some of her art work that I
would really love to get back for the both of us....

thanks for ANY help I can get.

"I'ecus" <iecus@rcn.com> wrote in message
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> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files on
> a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted it
> and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs that
> recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my .docs or
> pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo software to see
> if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but so far none have
> worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked for them or something
> that may work for me. even if I can find a demo that will show me it
> really does work. I don't mind having to pay for it. This has my wifes and
> I wedding pics and some of her art work that I would really love to get
> back for the both of us....
>
> thanks for ANY help I can get.
>
They will not show on a Vista system if the HD is and XP --- .

There are lots of ads on the net for this service. I would suggest a search
for the best near you.
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I'ecus wrote:
> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files
> on a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted
> it and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs
> that recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my
> .docs or pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo
> software to see if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but
> so far none have worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked
> for them or something that may work for me. even if I can find a demo
> that will show me it really does work. I don't mind having to pay for
> it. This has my wifes and I wedding pics and some of her art work that I
> would really love to get back for the both of us....
>
> thanks for ANY help I can get.

Generally speaking, if the data was corrupted then that's what you'll
get when using consumer-level data recovery software. As you found out.
I would give a professional data recovery service a call to see what
they say. My preference is for DriveSavers (www.drivesavers.com) but
there are others.

It will cost you nothing to call DriveSavers and get their opinion. If
they feel they can retrieve the data, then it will be expensive.


Malke
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I'ecus wrote:
> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted
> files on a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I
> formatted it and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some
> other programs that recovered my formatted data. I got everything but
> when I open my .docs or pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling
> free and demo software to see if they can fix the corrupted docs and
> pics I found but so far none have worked. Can anyone think of any
> software that worked for them or something that may work for me. even
> if I can find a demo that will show me it really does work. I don't
> mind having to pay for it. This has my wifes and I wedding pics and
> some of her art work that I would really love to get back for the
> both of us....
> thanks for ANY help I can get.
================================
The following software offers a demo version:

PixRecovery
http://www.officerecovery.com/pixrecovery/


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Proceed at your own risk

After a virus attack that "unpartitioned" my data drive, I had very good
success recovering all my data files (pics, docs, etc.) using HandyRecovery.

http://www.handyrecovery.com/

Can be installed as trialware to recover one file per day. But, you can see
if it works, then buy it.

Once a file is written over, it's pretty much thought to be a lost cause,
but this program actually offers you the ability to recover files that have
been written over, wiped, etc.
You restore the file you believe to be correct. (It provides info on
confidence in recovery.) If corrupt, select a different version of the file.
You can even make an image file to recovery your files later.

Not writing to the drive provides the strongest ability to recover. This
program allowed me to recover my files after reformatting and
re-partitioning the drive. (I did not write files back to this drive until I
had recovered the data.)

To say the least, I was impressed.




"I'ecus" <iecus@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:er%23UH%2311HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files on
> a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted it
> and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs that
> recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my .docs or
> pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo software to see
> if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but so far none have
> worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked for them or something
> that may work for me. even if I can find a demo that will show me it
> really does work. I don't mind having to pay for it. This has my wifes and
> I wedding pics and some of her art work that I would really love to get
> back for the both of us....
>
> thanks for ANY help I can get.

Corrupted files are just that. Data has gone missing from the file. It is
unreadable and pretty much useless. There is no way to restore a "corrupted"
file, other than via your backup. You DID create a backup, right?

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Richard Urban
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(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"I'ecus" <iecus@rcn.com> wrote in message
news:er%23UH%2311HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files on
> a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted it
> and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs that
> recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my .docs or
> pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo software to see
> if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but so far none have
> worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked for them or something
> that may work for me. even if I can find a demo that will show me it
> really does work. I don't mind having to pay for it. This has my wifes and
> I wedding pics and some of her art work that I would really love to get
> back for the both of us....
>
> thanks for ANY help I can get.

Not exactly. The file you are attempting to use is corrupted. But the
original data may still be present.

It depends on the corruption, number of times the file has been modified
(re-saved), method of loss, encryption, etc.
"Corrupted" files are recovered by the feds all the time.


"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Corrupted files are just that. Data has gone missing from the file. It is
> unreadable and pretty much useless. There is no way to restore a
> "corrupted" file, other than via your backup. You DID create a backup,
> right?
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> "I'ecus" <iecus@rcn.com> wrote in message
> news:er%23UH%2311HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files
>> on a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted
>> it and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs
>> that recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my
>> .docs or pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo
>> software to see if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but
>> so far none have worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked for
>> them or something that may work for me. even if I can find a demo that
>> will show me it really does work. I don't mind having to pay for it. This
>> has my wifes and I wedding pics and some of her art work that I would
>> really love to get back for the both of us....
>>
>> thanks for ANY help I can get.
>

Hell. If that were the case, all files would be recoverable.

Drive Savers and Ontrack can not even do that. These are the folks that
corporations send their hard drives to for recovery. I have a fellow who was
charged over $1800 for recovery and he only got back about 40% of his files.
The others were reported to be - guess what - too corrupted to recover.

If you don't backup you have no one to blame but yourself!

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"Mark" <jmhonzell.nospam@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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> Not exactly. The file you are attempting to use is corrupted. But the
> original data may still be present.
>
> It depends on the corruption, number of times the file has been modified
> (re-saved), method of loss, encryption, etc.
> "Corrupted" files are recovered by the feds all the time.
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eKvuDz21HHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Corrupted files are just that. Data has gone missing from the file. It is
>> unreadable and pretty much useless. There is no way to restore a
>> "corrupted" file, other than via your backup. You DID create a backup,
>> right?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> "I'ecus" <iecus@rcn.com> wrote in message
>> news:er%23UH%2311HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files
>>> on a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted
>>> it and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs
>>> that recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my
>>> .docs or pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo
>>> software to see if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but
>>> so far none have worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked
>>> for them or something that may work for me. even if I can find a demo
>>> that will show me it really does work. I don't mind having to pay for
>>> it. This has my wifes and I wedding pics and some of her art work that I
>>> would really love to get back for the both of us....
>>>
>>> thanks for ANY help I can get.
>>
>

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:27:32 -0400, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Corrupted files are just that. Data has gone missing from the file. It is
>unreadable and pretty much useless. There is no way to restore a "corrupted"
>file, other than via your backup. You DID create a backup, right?

I guess you never head of forensic software like ENCASE that LEA use
all the time.

As long as you have as much money to spend as the Feds do then nothing is impossible. If that file is worth big $$$
to you then go to a commercial recovery company and have them try to recover it for you. A corrupted file is a corrupted file and how much you want to spend on it to recover and fix it is up to you.

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"Mark" <jmhonzell.nospam@insightbb.com> wrote in message news:e$Uwg121HHA.6128@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Not exactly. The file you are attempting to use is corrupted. But the
> original data may still be present.
>
> It depends on the corruption, number of times the file has been modified
> (re-saved), method of loss, encryption, etc.
> "Corrupted" files are recovered by the feds all the time.
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eKvuDz21HHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Corrupted files are just that. Data has gone missing from the file. It is
>> unreadable and pretty much useless. There is no way to restore a
>> "corrupted" file, other than via your backup. You DID create a backup,
>> right?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> "I'ecus" <iecus@rcn.com> wrote in message
>> news:er%23UH%2311HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> guys do you know of any good programs that will recover corrupted files
>>> on a formatted/corrupted HD. I have a HD that just crashed, I formatted
>>> it and I was able to use getdatarecovery ntfs and some other programs
>>> that recovered my formatted data. I got everything but when I open my
>>> .docs or pics they're still corrupted. I tried d/ling free and demo
>>> software to see if they can fix the corrupted docs and pics I found but
>>> so far none have worked. Can anyone think of any software that worked for
>>> them or something that may work for me. even if I can find a demo that
>>> will show me it really does work. I don't mind having to pay for it. This
>>> has my wifes and I wedding pics and some of her art work that I would
>>> really love to get back for the both of us....
>>>
>>> thanks for ANY help I can get.
>>
>