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Tmaleski

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My Pc dird and I'm trying to recover my data. I had two 2 TB AND ONE 500 GB drive. I can grab the 500 GB but the TB drives when connected thru USB states it needs to be formatted. How can o resolve without formatting
 

PhatLloyd

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I fully agree with the above poster, but no one uses cds anymore. Make a live USB. All you need to do is download any Linux OS and Rufus USB Tool. You can then select the ISO image in Rufus and it will create a bootable usb.

No offence Boogieman_WD

 


None taken. :)
Thanks for the correction... either way it doesn't matter which method is used as long as it works, but I agree - yours is more efficient nowadays.
 

Stingerxxx

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Hey, CD's are good for windchimes.....

In this specific case I would say that going the CD route would actually be the better route if he has them available. He's trying to recover data from a USB mounted drive, after all. Having two + USB drives mounted up may cause issues with boot sequence if there is a bootable sector on the HDD.
 

Tmaleski

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I'm not sure where to begin, is there detailed step anywhere?
 

Tmaleski

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BTW, does anyone have an idea why this happened anyway. The PC had three drives. The OS was Win7 and it was working fine until the last windows update. The machine would not boot after the update. I thought I could hook the drives up to a USB cable to put the data off. The "c" drive was the only one I could. The other two drives no go. The two drives are 2TB drives.
 

Stingerxxx

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If you wanted to go with the Recuva method, the link that was posted above has step-by-step instructions on how to operate the program after installation, the only hitch being that you have to have another PC handy or a working installation of windows on your own machine to do it. If this is not doable for you, no worries, making a Linux Live CD or USB isn't too difficult to do. Rufus USB tool can be located here and is accompanied with a decent list of instructions on how to use it.

In terms of a linux distro to use, there are a wide variety out there. That's the great thing and the bad thing about linux - everyone can make it their own, and many do. The easiest one to use has been widely agreed upon - Ubuntu. It's interface is nearly identical to Mac's interface, making it familiar to many. Linux is, after all, basically the same OS when you get down to the roots. You can find the Ubuntu download page here

Ubuntu is nearly 1gb however, it is a fully functional OS and is full of features. If you were looking for something small, easy to use, and not too overwhelming, there is another option.

Damn Small Linux - A mere 50mb, still able to do what you need.