Sometimes I wonder why people don't ask for help when the problem happens (and not after senselessly trying to resolve it themselves). roll
QFT!
Sometimes I wonder why people don't ask for help when the problem happens (and not after senselessly trying to resolve it themselves). roll
QFT!
You two sound like a pair of grumpy old ex/current sysadmins/techsupport guys needing to get something off their chest )
HAHA -)
stop now or you'll force me into a QFT loop!
If this is not a test case, or where your client has already given up, and you are simply offering a minuscule hope . . . (that is they are relying on you to restore the data in your professional capacity)
. . . why are you doing something that you are not qualified to do?
Would it not be more prudent and ethical to experiment with various test scenarios, instead of on a client's system?
Your failed attempts may destroy the chance to recover the data by someone with the knowledge . . .
I know this may sound a wee bit harsh, but our work must always be viewed from an ethical point first in my opinion, specially that it sounds like you are attempting to a start new business.
Agreed. I would think that being upfront with clients about not having the necessary tools to complete the job to their satisfaction is much more beneficial than going at it with little or no knowledge of what you're actually getting in to. If you offer to outsource the drive for them or give them other options of what to do, I would think that they'd appreciate the honesty and still keep you in mind in the future because they know that you're aware of your limits.
I had a situation similar to this . I was just learning Backtrack and I managed to wipe out windows. I attached the drive to another pc running windows (xp at the time) and used Recover My Files.
The option I chose was a Full Format Recovery option or something of the sort.
I had a situation similar to this . I was just learning Backtrack and I managed to wipe out windows. I attached the drive to another pc running windows (xp at the time) and used Recover My Files.
The option I chose was a Full Format Recovery option or something of the sort.
Yep , but you omitted wink the "intermediate" step that OP's client probably did
re-formatting under Vista or 7 without the /q switch 😯
@all
About BOTH grumpyness and being old, I can confirm. D
But specifically what drives me crazy is trying to understand why the same guy that won't even think to open the hood of his car if it stops, but rather calls for help even if all the problem is a blown fuse or a dead battery, assumes that he can install an OS, format system drives and the like (or worse attempt recovering data that were deleted BECAUSE of his lack of competence in the field) without any assistance or knowledge of the matter.
There is nothing difficult (intended as "it's not brain surgery") in basic data recovery, but if you wipe the data before attempting the recovery or wipe them because you attempted doing things you don't even grasp the basics, you are behaving illogically.
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