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

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Joe Kotroczo wrote
> jeff wrote

>> I used Gilware Inc.....they were the ones who diagnosed it as rotational scaring.

>> Seagate is taking all my defective 1.5s back and giving me back 2.0tb...just wish I knew the files I lost!!!

> Well, that one's easy. You have lost ALL the files that are on the
> defective discs. Because by the sound of it, nobody will do a data
> recovery job on them, right?

> If you can't remember what you had on those discs, I can't have been very important.

Thats just plain wrong with stuff you recorded to watch later.

It may well be important enough to get again if you have a list of what got lost.


>> "GMAN"  wrote in message
>> news:b11Nq.250662$zC6.238789@en-nntp-15.dc1.easynews.com...
>>
>> In article<9mjhhhFl25U1@mid.individual.net>, Joe Kotroczo
>> <kotroczo@mac.com>  wrote:
>>> On 04/01/2012 17:25, GMAN wrote:
>>>
>>> (...)
>>>>>>> You don't have a Firmware issue. Rotational Scarring only occurs
>>>>>>> through
>>>>>>> impacting the head sliders onto the platters while the platters
>>>>>>> rotate.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The company that quoted rotational scarring may have used that
>>>>>> as some generic excuse that the drive is beyong their capacity
>>>>>> to fix.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why would they use such a specific diagnosis as a "generic
>>>>> excuse"?
>>>> Cant figure out what else is wrong so called it a "Head crash"
>>>
>>> That's an ASSumption on your part.
>>>
>>> Maybe the OP can tell us which "data recovery service" he sent them
>>> to. And whether he paid for the diagnosis and how much. Because
>>> you're implying fraudulent behaviour on the part of the "data
>>> recovery service" here.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Wouldnt be the first time i am sure. 

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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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