Retrieving info from Hard drive.?
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First you should check what are the files in good condition on your hard disk.\nconnect your hard disk having data to be recovered as a slave disk, (taking out the tiny plastic connector inserted above the pins behind the hard disk, and then connecting the hard disk to a slot available in the computer will automatically configure it as a slave disk) Then you have to see if it is recognized in the bios. If you are able to connect the hard disk as a slave disk, then you willl see C,D,E,F etc partitions on the computer. They are mixed. C belongs to one hard disk, and D to other. So you have to open the partition to identify which hard disk it belongs to)\n\nCheck all the partitions and then copy any data found immediately on cd/dvd. \n\nIf you do not find what you were looking for on the hard disk, the you can try it with a file recovery software.\nBelow is a link of free file recovery software. You have to install it on a different hard disk having windows, (Do not install the software/any software on the same hard disk that you want to recover data from. Installation of a new program will wipe out previous data present on the  hard disk)\nand \nInstructions of use are given in the help files with the programs.\nFree file recovery software PC Inspector\nhttp://download.pcinspector.de/pci_filerecovery.exe\n\nOnce you run the program to check for lost files on the disk you specify. \nYou will see a list of files on the screen. All the files will have lost their names, and given arbitrary names with numbers. You have to identify the file that you want to get back by its file extension. If you want to get back a photo, then look for files with extensions bmp,jpg/jpeg,tiff,gif etc. \nOnce you locate the file then you can click on it and press the appropriate button to retrieve it back to your desktop.\n\n(Read the help files provided with the pc-inspector program)
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That depends on how it crashed. Plug it in as a slave drive and see if you find it in my computer. If its there, open it and copy the files you want. If windows doesnt see it, the unit has crashed mechanically and the only hope is to pay someone out the bum to retrieve the info. This may not even work when all is said and done.
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Try DataEraser™...\n\nOr, go to www.download.com and search for "data erase"--you'll find some software to try.
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You'd have to have some sort of software that would pull up previously deleted files.  There is free software out there that will do that. . . something like: \n\nhttp://officerecovery.com/freeundelete/\n\nWhich will pull up previously deleted stuff.  I'm sure someone else might have a better suggestion for what you're looking for - but there's a good chance that you'll be able to pull up at least some info unless your PC has some sort of "washer" program & it's been run.\n\n---\nJust cuz you remove something on your computer ("delete it") doesn't mean it's gone.  I could be wrong in that an undelete program will retrieve a history item, but undelete programs do recover deleted text files, .avi files, .jpg, .gif, .mp3, .htm files, etc.  Some useable, some not.\n\nThe only sure fire way to make something not recoverable from your hard drive even after deletion is to destroy your hard drive.\n---
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that depends how you lost it. if your hard drive was formated you don't have any chance to retreive it. if the data was erased you can use a HDD data recovery program such as Recovery Genius. but you won't be able to recover it if it was overwritten on the Hdd.
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Use PC Inspetor File Recovery!!!\n\nYou can download it from http://www.downlaod.com
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A sledge hammer, just kidding, though that would probably work, in order to make sure no data can be read from your hard drive you need to wipe it with random data many many times, 7 being the bare minimum, and 35 being the industry standard, or a hundred or more if you're really paranoid. \n\nYou can easily do this with a program called boot and nuke:\nhttp://dban.sourceforge.net/\n\nYou of course will have to reinstall your operating system after doing this, and all of your files will be forever gone so make backups of any you want to keep.
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try putting the data onto a zip drive or a flash drive.
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try a software bearshare and then search for the desired information on that but it have to be legal as u can get into trouble if u get caught for data theft.
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You might want to see if the information or data you need is downloadable from http://www.toshiba.com or contact their customer service.
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We need a little more information, does your computer see the hard drive?
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A great program for recovering deleted files is MediaRecover:\nhttp://www.mediarecover.com/\nbut, be aware that it will take a while for the program to scan your hard drive and it might not recover all of the files depending on how many times the section of the disk that had a file on it has been written over.
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you can use Siw, it's a system information tool, and free\n\nhttp://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/SIW/siw.html
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Click on this link, http://www.pctools.com/file-recover/
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Sometimes utility programs can do a good job recovering the data.\n\nbad copy pro works well for me
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You can use software like "FinalData2", I have been in this before and helped someone here in Yahoo Answers to recover his hard drive (Check my best answers).\nIf you like I can go again with you and help you too, send me your e-mail, and mark me as best answers.\n\nXLMan
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Yes, but if you've already written over the sectors where the data was stored, it's most likely beyond doing it yourself. STOP using the drive immediately and you may still be able to recover some data. There is a free data recovery program called Zero Assumption Recovery that you can try. Another program called Getdataback For NTFS ($100) is a better option than a freeware program.