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Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing?

Started by"jeff" <jeff@aol.com>
First post2012-01-01 13:30 -0500
Last post2012-01-02 08:41 +0000
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  Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? "jeff" <jeff@aol.com> - 2012-01-01 13:30 -0500
    Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-01 20:36 +0000
      Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? "jeff" <jeff@aol.com> - 2012-01-02 01:56 -0500
        Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-02 08:42 +0000
          Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-02 17:54 +0000
            Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-02 22:19 +0000
              Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-03 17:33 +0000
        Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-02 17:45 +0000
        Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Joe Kotroczo <kotroczo@mac.com> - 2012-01-02 21:16 +0100
          Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-03 17:30 +0000
            Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Joe Kotroczo <kotroczo@mac.com> - 2012-01-04 03:26 +0000
              Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-04 17:10 +1100
              Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-04 17:25 +0000
                Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Joe Kotroczo <kotroczo@mac.com> - 2012-01-04 17:45 +0000
                  Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-04 18:39 +0000
                    Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? "jeff" <jeff@aol.com> - 2012-01-05 17:41 -0500
                      Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Joe Kotroczo <kotroczo@mac.com> - 2012-01-05 23:41 +0000
                        Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-06 17:45 +1100
                      Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Winniethepooh@100acrewoods.net (GMAN) - 2012-01-06 16:43 +0000
    Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2012-01-02 07:52 +1100
    Re: Rotational Scaring/ Can I at least see the files Im losing? Arno <me@privacy.net> - 2012-01-02 08:41 +0000

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FromArno <me@privacy.net>
Date2012-01-02 08:41 +0000
Message-ID<9md8t4FenfU3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#2202
jeff <jeff@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi All,

> I have had three seagate 1.5 TB drives fail on me.

> Two I sent in to a data recovery service, said it was rotational scaring.

As far as I can depermine, that means grooves in the
surface from head contact.

> Is the end or is there anything I can do to get access to the files ?

You cannot do anything. They can do a head transplant which 
_will_ be expensive and only partially successful, as the 
part were the grooves are (and near them) are unreadable by any means.

> It's not so much of saving the data as it is to know what files were on them 
> (tv shows/ movies)

> Any crazy thing I can do on my own? Again, just love to know what's on them.

None.

> It powers up, click clack sound, some crazy number in my computer as far as 
> capacity is concerned.

And every power-up does more damage...

Arno
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