I second the use of R-Studio to recover data, even on drives that are not damaged - R-Studio allows you to recover a deleted file from your drive if you haven't already overwritten the free space on that drive.
Also, I'd recommend Steve Gibsons SpinRite available at http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm. With sector-by-sector analsysis of a drive's surface, as long as the drives hardware is operational and spinning, we've had great success with SpinRite getting a drive into at least a readable condition so we can pull the data off the failing drive.
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Chris Harper
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST
University Relations / Michigan State University
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From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bosman, Don
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Data Recovery
I'd give R-Studio a try before sending the drive anywhere. I pulled twenty gig off a drive that had been through a recovery service and a hotshot recovery program at another company both of which said it was non-recoverable. I used to recommend On-Track, and still would for clean room service.
http://www.r-studio.com/
The demo will let you preview what is recoverable and you can register it at that point.
Good luck.
Don Bosman
Information Technologist
Libraries, Michigan State University
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From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laurence Bates
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:34 AM
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Data Recovery
That probably depends upon how damaged the drive is. If the drive is still accessible then I would try Capital Data in Lansing:
http://www.texasinstrumentsrepair.com/datarecovery.html
On the bother hand, if the data is really messed up and you have a large budget, then OnTrack is hard to beat:
http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/0707_data-recovery-service/?psearch=google
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From: Rachel Rumsey [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:23 AM
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Subject: [MSUNAG] Data Recovery
Does anyone have a recommendation for a company that can retrieve data from a damaged hard drive?
Michigan State University
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Rachel Rumsey
Information Technologist
Michigan State University
Department of Physiology
2201 BPS
East Lansing, MI 48824
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