hard drive recovery software

[glyn]

Had a bit of a nightmare after Christmas, our HDD camcorder decided to play up and has given us a format error. I fear everything has gone but would like to give one last try to retrieving the data before reformatting it completely. Would rather not send it off to a third party if I can help it.

But before I waste money on something does anyone have any experience of using a data recovery package for something like this, and was it any use?

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

Had a bit of a nightmare after Christmas, our HDD camcorder decided to play up and has given us a format error. I fear everything has gone but would like to give one last try to retrieving the data before reformatting it completely. Would rather not send it off to a third party if I can help it.

But before I waste money on something does anyone have any experience of using a data recovery package for something like this, and was it any use?

Does it still have your Bangkok assignations on it then? :icon_lol:

 

[Macky]

Had a bit of a nightmare after Christmas, our HDD camcorder decided to play up and has given us a format error. I fear everything has gone but would like to give one last try to retrieving the data before reformatting it completely. Would rather not send it off to a third party if I can help it.

What is giving the actual error? The camera?
How would you normally access the files, does it just connect to the PC? Is that giving an error?

But before I waste money on something does anyone have any experience of using a data recovery package for something like this, and was it any use?

I've not used it but, after a bit of Goooogling, TestDisk seems well regarded

 

[glyn]

What is giving the actual error? The camera?
How would you normally access the files, does it just connect to the PC? Is that giving an error?

Yes, the camera. I've googled and it seems to be a proper error that can't be rectified without formatting (which even then might not work). And the PC can't read it either.

I've not used it but, after a bit of Goooogling, TestDisk seems well regarded

Thanks.

 

[Macky]

the PC can't read it either.

Does the PC see it as a device when you connect it?

 

[glyn]

Does the PC see it as a device when you connect it?

Yes, but it can't read anything from it, and then chucks it off again.

 

[Siouxsie]

http://www.pcrecovery.com/

This had good results on my o/h's laptop not idea if it would work on a camcorder