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Terrible mistake with Duo
Hi, In the process of setting up my new ReadyNAS Duo, I made a terrible mistake. To get things running I put the wrong harddisk in the NAS. When I saw that the NAS began to format the disc with X-R...
It all depends how much your data is worth to you?
I formatted a disc a few years ago by mistake. I took it out of the NAS (not ReadyNAS) and initially tried by using some tools I found myself. I did get some back, but not some pictures of my late grandparents. So, I contacted a data recovery company in the UK. They promised 99% recovery on a 600GB disc, at an incredibly high price. But, in talking to them I also heard mention of some specific tools, FileRecovery for Windows, which I found on the web, downloaded a tester, and eventually bought it, and recovered all the files myself (at a fraction of the cost).
What I am saying is; the professional recovery services may be good, and they do claim high recovery rates, but they are expensive like hell. Companies even shy away from using them, unless it is very important data, and then usually only in physical damage cases. Your attempt is often as good as theirs, and they will not use more sophisticated tools. Try out all the trials you can find until you find one which works, and then buy the darn thing, and get your files back. They are most likely still there.
Good luck!
Bo
I formatted a disc a few years ago by mistake. I took it out of the NAS (not ReadyNAS) and initially tried by using some tools I found myself. I did get some back, but not some pictures of my late grandparents. So, I contacted a data recovery company in the UK. They promised 99% recovery on a 600GB disc, at an incredibly high price. But, in talking to them I also heard mention of some specific tools, FileRecovery for Windows, which I found on the web, downloaded a tester, and eventually bought it, and recovered all the files myself (at a fraction of the cost).
What I am saying is; the professional recovery services may be good, and they do claim high recovery rates, but they are expensive like hell. Companies even shy away from using them, unless it is very important data, and then usually only in physical damage cases. Your attempt is often as good as theirs, and they will not use more sophisticated tools. Try out all the trials you can find until you find one which works, and then buy the darn thing, and get your files back. They are most likely still there.
Good luck!
Bo
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