Look for filename in drive without valid MBR

I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. The only files I really care about are
*.tax. What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

On Jan 5, 10:52*pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. *The only files I really care about are
*.tax. *What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible logically.
If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a PC as a
physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. If the drive
cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then you will
require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the one I
have developed, www.cnwrecovery.com does have a file filter to enable
select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require. The free
demo will indicate if recovery is possible. It will also reconstruct
MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive as a
slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 5, 10:52*pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. *The only files I really care about are
*.tax. *What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible logically.
If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a PC as a
physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. If the drive
cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then you will
require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the one I
have developed, www.cnwrecovery.com does have a file filter to enable
select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require. The free
demo will indicate if recovery is possible. It will also reconstruct
MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive as a
slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

The physical media test reports: Too many errors have been detected
for the Wizard to run. Create disk image

Should I do this? If so, why and where should I put it?

On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 5, 10:52*pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. *The only files I really care about are
*.tax. *What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible logically.
If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a PC as a
physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. If the drive
cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then you will
require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the one I
have developed, www.cnwrecovery.com does have a file filter to enable
select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require. The free
demo will indicate if recovery is possible. It will also reconstruct
MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive as a
slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

Please ignore previous reply.

I can't image my bad drive until I buy a larger drive to hold the
image. In the mean time, I analysed the partitions and searched for
previous partions. Type xx non resident was found twice and the scan
is only around 20% complete. What does this mean?

Previously Bob Simon wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 5, 10:52*pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. *The only files I really care about are
*.tax. *What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible logically.
If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a PC as a
physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. If the drive
cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then you will
require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the one I
have developed, www.cnwrecovery.com does have a file filter to enable
select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require. The free
demo will indicate if recovery is possible. It will also reconstruct
MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive as a
slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

Please ignore previous reply.

I can't image my bad drive until I buy a larger drive to hold the
image. In the mean time, I analysed the partitions and searched for
previous partions. Type xx non resident was found twice and the scan
is only around 20% complete. What does this mean?

Operating the drive before imaging it is a very bad idea,
since it may suffer additional damage. Waif for the new drive,
imagie the old one. And then start messing around. Not before.

Arno

On Jan 6, 1:16*am, Bob Simon wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:52*pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. *The only files I really care about are
*.tax. *What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible logically.
If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a PC as a
physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. *If the drive
cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then you will
require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the one I
have developed,www.cnwrecovery.comdoes have a file filter to enable
select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require. *The free
demo will indicate if recovery is possible. *It will also reconstruct
MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive as a
slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

Please ignore previous reply.

I can't image my bad drive until I buy a larger drive to hold the
image. *In the mean time, I analysed the partitions and searched for
previous partions. *Type xx non resident was found twice and the scan
is only around 20% complete. *What does this mean?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You obviously have a drive that is physially failing. As Arno says,
the best first stage is to create an image of the drive - for which
you will need a licenced copy of the software. One useful feature of
the CnW software is that an image can be built up in stages, eg the
first 10GB, 50-60GB. This means that areas of the disk that are very
damaged can be skipped. You do require another drive with free space
of at least the size of your failing drive. The Type xx non resisdent
message is not very important, and normally caused by failed sectors
in the MFT - don't worry about it.

Michael

On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:51:37 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 6, 1:16*am, Bob Simon wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:52*pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. *The only files I really care about are
*.tax. *What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible logically.
If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a PC as a
physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. *If the drive
cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then you will
require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the one I
have developed,www.cnwrecovery.comdoes have a file filter to enable
select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require. *The free
demo will indicate if recovery is possible. *It will also reconstruct
MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive as a
slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

Please ignore previous reply.

I can't image my bad drive until I buy a larger drive to hold the
image. *In the mean time, I analysed the partitions and searched for
previous partions. *Type xx non resident was found twice and the scan
is only around 20% complete. *What does this mean?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You obviously have a drive that is physially failing. As Arno says,
the best first stage is to create an image of the drive - for which
you will need a licenced copy of the software. One useful feature of
the CnW software is that an image can be built up in stages, eg the
first 10GB, 50-60GB. This means that areas of the disk that are very
damaged can be skipped. You do require another drive with free space
of at least the size of your failing drive. The Type xx non resisdent
message is not very important, and normally caused by failed sectors
in the MFT - don't worry about it.

Michael

Thanks! While I understand the advice to work from a copy of the
damaged drive, I am almost overwhelmed by the urge to do something
right now. Would I be likely to make things worse by pressing the
"Reconstruct current partitions" button on the Partition analysis
screen?

Bob Simon wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:51:37 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 6, 1:16 am, Bob Simon wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:52 pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and
now can't be read by Windows. The only files I really care about
are *.tax. What utility will let me search for them and copy to a
working drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible
logically. If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a
PC as a physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. If the
drive cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then
you will require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the
one I have developed,www.cnwrecovery.comdoes have a file filter to
enable select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require.
The free demo will indicate if recovery is possible. It will also
reconstruct MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive
as a slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

Please ignore previous reply.

I can't image my bad drive until I buy a larger drive to hold the
image. In the mean time, I analysed the partitions and searched for
previous partions. Type xx non resident was found twice and the scan
is only around 20% complete. What does this mean?- Hide quoted text
-

- Show quoted text -

You obviously have a drive that is physially failing. As Arno says,
the best first stage is to create an image of the drive - for which
you will need a licenced copy of the software. One useful feature of
the CnW software is that an image can be built up in stages, eg the
first 10GB, 50-60GB. This means that areas of the disk that are very
damaged can be skipped. You do require another drive with free space
of at least the size of your failing drive. The Type xx non
resisdent message is not very important, and normally caused by
failed sectors in the MFT - don't worry about it.

Michael

Thanks! While I understand the advice to work from a copy of the
damaged drive, I am almost overwhelmed by the urge to do something
right now. Would I be likely to make things worse by pressing the
"Reconstruct current partitions" button on the Partition analysis screen?

Very likely.

wrote in
On Jan 6, 1:16 am, Bob Simon wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), " wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:52 pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and now
can't be read by Windows. The only files I really care about are
*.tax. What utility will let me search for them and copy to a working
drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible logically.
If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a PC as a
physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. If the drive
cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then you will
require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the one I
have developed,www.cnwrecovery.comdoes have a file filter to enable
select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require. The free
demo will indicate if recovery is possible. It will also reconstruct
MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive as a
slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

Please ignore previous reply.

I can't image my bad drive until I buy a larger drive to hold the
image. In the mean time, I analysed the partitions and searched for
previous partions. Type xx non resident was found twice and the scan
is only around 20% complete. What does this mean?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You obviously have a drive that is physially failing. As Arno says,
the best first stage is to create an image of the drive -

for which you will need a licenced copy of the software.

Ah, there we go. The businessman finally emerges.

One useful feature of the CnW software is that an image
can be built up in stages, eg the first 10GB, 50-60GB.

This means that areas of the disk that are very damaged can be skipped.
Pity you won't know that it's damaged after you have tried
those areas rather extensively already to make that conclusion.
And that is doing precisely what you are trying to avoid.

You do require another drive with free space
of at least the size of your failing drive.

The Type xx non resisdent message is not very important,

Of course not.

and normally caused by failed sectors in the MFT -

Right, why say so when you can conceal that particular meaning
by giving a nondescript message.

don't worry about it.

Yes, you are using a program made by a duff person. Don't worry about it.


Michael

Rod Speed wrote in
Bob Simon wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:51:37 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 6, 1:16 am, Bob Simon wrote:
On Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:28:50 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Jan 5, 10:52 pm, Bob Simon wrote:
I had three partitions on a drive that had a hardware failure and
now can't be read by Windows. The only files I really care about
are *.tax. What utility will let me search for them and copy to a
working drive?

The answer does depend on if the drive is still accessible
logically. If the drive has become corrupted, but can be seen by a
PC as a physical drive, then recovery is probably possible. If the
drive cannot be seen by a PC (typically using a USB caddy) then
you will require specialised data recovery company.

For software recovery there are many possible programs, but the
one I have developed,www.cnwrecovery.comdoes have a file filter to
enable select of files by extension, such as .tax as you require.
The free demo will indicate if recovery is possible. It will also
reconstruct MBR if required.

All recovery programs should always be used with the 'duff' drive
as a slave or external drive to a working PC.

Michael

Please ignore previous reply.

I can't image my bad drive until I buy a larger drive to hold the
image. In the mean time, I analysed the partitions and searched for
previous partions. Type xx non resident was found twice and the scan
is only around 20% complete. What does this mean?- Hide quoted text
-

- Show quoted text -

You obviously have a drive that is physially failing. As Arno says,
the best first stage is to create an image of the drive - for which
you will need a licenced copy of the software. One useful feature of
the CnW software is that an image can be built up in stages, eg the
first 10GB, 50-60GB. This means that areas of the disk that are very
damaged can be skipped. You do require another drive with free space
of at least the size of your failing drive. The Type xx non
resisdent message is not very important, and normally caused by
failed sectors in the MFT - don't worry about it.

Michael

Thanks! While I understand the advice to work from a copy of the
damaged drive, I am almost overwhelmed by the urge to do something
right now. Would I be likely to make things worse by pressing the
"Reconstruct current partitions" button on the Partition analysis screen?

Very likely.

Such confidence in the duff guys sof(t)ware.