Help with data retrieval

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 12/30/06, Jacques B. <jjrboucher at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/30/06, Arthur Pemberton <pemboa at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > I have an IDE HDD with a vfat (FAT32) partition, in a USB enclosure.
> > There seems to be a hardware failure. Machines can still mount the
> > partition, but errors cause reading to be very slow.
> >
> > What are the optimal methods for automating the retrieval process? I'm
> > guessing some of you have techniques/scripts which would help me get
> > as much data as possible.
> >
> > Please advise.
> >
> > Than you.
> >
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> The freezer suggestion can work in some instances.  I'd also suggest
> that you dd the drive using something like dd_rescue (I've used it on
> two occasions to image failing floppies and it worked).  You can get
> dd_rescue from sourceforge.net.  Image to a new drive (either to an
> image file on another drive with sufficient space, or device to device
> to a new drive of at least the same size if you want to replicate the
> drive - the latter would obviously overwrite the destination drive).
> Once you have an image of it, you are good to go.
>
> Or if you are simply looking to recover specific file types, scalpel
> may do the trick for you. I used dd_rescue in conjunction with scalpel
> (scalpel against the image created by dd_rescue) to recover a PPT file
> off an otherwise dead floppy.
>
> Jacques B.
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Any tips for making the best of dd_rescue?

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