[Yac1ne]

Hey everyone , does anybody know why is it bad to recover data to the same storage media ? thanks in advance

[archangel.dmitry]

There is a chance that you will recover data to damaged sector thus corrupting the information.

[Yac1ne]

There is a chance that you will recover data to damaged sector thus corrupting the information.

The drive is completely safe , i've lost my data due to some stupid accident that's all , is there still a risk ?

[VLAAI]

what exactly happened and what kind of state is the device in?
Generally it is always safer to get the data to a different storage media

[Jadzia]

I always recover to a different drive wether it's healthy or not. I have external drives with customers' images on them. And if I'm doing recovery from let's say....a flash drive where files were deleted but the drive is healthy...I recover to the external drive that I have for customers.

You don't want to be doing recovery and saving to the same drive because you risk losing any chance you have at successful recovery because you're overwriting sectors on the drive.

If a customer says they accidentally deleted a file I tell them right away to turn the computer off and don't do anything else with that drive until I get my hands on it because if you continue to use it you have less chance of successful recovery.

[Bastille]

Want to follow this thread too, can you develop your problem ?

Thx

[Yac1ne]

what exactly happened and what kind of state is the device in?
Generally it is always safer to get the data to a different storage media

To put it as simple as possible , i accidently formatted the drive , the drive is in good state , no physical injuries or anything , and the lost data is a little big (3.5 TB) , and it's really difficult for me to find a 4 TB other than mine ( unless i buy a new one that is )

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I always recover to a different drive wether it's healthy or not. I have external drives with customers' images on them. And if I'm doing recovery from let's say....a flash drive where files were deleted but the drive is healthy...I recover to the external drive that I have for customers.

You don't want to be doing recovery and saving to the same drive because you risk losing any chance you have at successful recovery because you're overwriting sectors on the drive.

If a customer says they accidentally deleted a file I tell them right away to turn the computer off and don't do anything else with that drive until I get my hands on it because if you continue to use it you have less chance of successful recovery.

That makes a lot of sense , can you explain a little bit more in depth about the process , and what program are you using for recovery , i've been using EaseUs Data Recovery lately and it was effective so far , but if you have any better recommendations , i'd really like to hear them , i appreciate your help

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Want to follow this thread too, can you develop your problem ?

Thx

As i mentioned , i formatted my 4 TB drive accidently , i really can't afford to lose my data , and i don't have another drive to recover data to

[Jadzia]

To put it as simple as possible , i accidently formatted the drive , the drive is in good state , no physical injuries or anything , and the lost data is a little big (3.5 TB) , and it's really difficult for me to find a 4 TB other than mine  ( unless i buy a new one that is )

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That makes a lot of sense , can you explain a little bit more in depth about the process , and what program are you using for recovery , i've been using EaseUs Data Recovery lately and it was effective so far , but if you have any better recommendations , i'd really like to hear them , i appreciate your help

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As i mentioned , i formatted my 4 TB drive accidently , i really can't afford to lose my data , and i don't have another drive to recover data to

The software I use isn't free and it's a coin toss on wether it works or not or the condition of the drive and if you have to do stuff like switch out the pcb and do firmware transfer. Not all drives are suitable to do the pcb trick because it can effect the head parking system. Sometimes when you get that deep into it it's better to send it off to an expert.

The last free data recovery jobs I did was with Disk Drill (not free).
Drive #1 - failed drive, wouldn't spin, did a pcb and firmware transfer to get it to spin and the recovered files were corrupted.
Drive #2 was successful
Device #3 was an accidentally formatted iPod Nano 5th gen - 100% successful.

I think I paid $100 for my Disk Drill license. I'm not a data recover expert...just do computer repair and basic data recovery. Other people might have better suggestions. Really for this you NEED to find a way to get another drive either borrowing or borrow money to buy a drive. Recovering to the same drive is a very bad idea. Some software won't even let you do that for that reason.

Also Ontrack I think still offers a tool for free. I might be wrong. Remo Recover is another one that recovers and let's you preview files before you buy but that one is expensive $179. There's Recuva too.

Hope this helps.

[Yac1ne]

The software I use isn't free and it's a coin toss on wether it works or not or the condition of the drive and if you have to do stuff like switch out the pcb and do firmware transfer. Not all drives are suitable to do the pcb trick because it can effect the head parking system. Sometimes when you get that deep into it it's better to send it off to an expert.

The last free data recovery jobs I did was with Disk Drill (not free).
Drive #1 - failed drive, wouldn't spin, did a pcb and firmware transfer to get it to spin and the recovered files were corrupted.
Drive #2 was successful
Device #3 was an accidentally formatted iPod Nano 5th gen - 100% successful.

I think I paid $100 for my Disk Drill license. I'm not a data recover expert...just do computer repair and basic data recovery. Other people might have better suggestions. Really for this you NEED to find a way to get another drive either borrowing or borrow money to buy a drive. Recovering to the same drive is a very bad idea. Some software won't even let you do that for that reason.

Also Ontrack I think still offers a tool for free. I might be wrong. Remo Recover is another one that recovers and let's you preview files before you buy but that one is expensive $179. There's Recuva too.

Hope this helps.

Thanks a lot buddy , i think i'll just have to buy a new drive , after all , i value my data more than money , thanks again , i really appreciate your help 👍

[Jadzia]

Thanks a lot buddy , i think i'll just have to buy a new drive , after all , i value my data more than money , thanks again , i really appreciate your help  👍

You're welcome 😁