Copy sector by sector

Lillebror · Oct 13, 2009, 11:50 AM

Hey great folks of TPU!

One of my main disks have decided to die. Now i need some kind of program - bootable or windows thingy - that can copy sector by sector, as most of the files is damaged. Anyone know of a program that can do that? Dosnt matter if it costs anything

Im ready to spend the money for a program.

Asylum · Oct 13, 2009, 12:02 PM

Is it all the way dead or just starting to go out?

RejZoR · Oct 13, 2009, 12:23 PM

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/sy...disktools.html

You can get some cool programs in the link above. They are all free.

twicksisted · Oct 13, 2009, 12:26 PM

i had the same problem yesterday... here checkmy thread:
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=105863

I used Disk Copy free... took around 1.5 hours in total to copy across to the new drive

Lillebror · Oct 13, 2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asylum

Is it all the way dead or just starting to go out?

Its starting to go out - the drives sectors are about to die, and already lost a few of em. So i need to get as much data out as possible

so i need a program that clone sectors and dosnt just stop, when it finds something thats damaged. Atm im trying to copy everything with TeraCopy (awesome program, that takes over the normal copy stuff from microsoft), but its really really slow.

Mussels · Oct 13, 2009, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lillebror

Its starting to go out - the drives sectors are about to die, and already lost a few of em. So i need to get as much data out as possible

so i need a program that clone sectors and dosnt just stop, when it finds something thats damaged. Atm im trying to copy everything with TeraCopy (awesome program, that takes over the normal copy stuff from microsoft), but its really really slow.

the slowness is likely due to the drive itself, trying over and over again to get uncorrupt data.

you're best to leave it be, and just wait - you'll get more data that way.

Lillebror · Oct 13, 2009, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

the slowness is likely due to the drive itself, trying over and over again to get uncorrupt data.

you're best to leave it be, and just wait - you'll get more data that way.

I just dont think thats the problem with the speed. Most files gets transfered with about 45mb\sec. But when the program hits something thats corrupted, it kinda grinds to a halt. Like, a hour ago it started to copy a 65mb file that i kinda already know is corrupted. And its still trying to copying it. I just need something that copies whatever it can, and as soon as it finds something that it cant copy cause of read errors, it has to skip it.

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 13, 2009, 03:56 PM

As an FYI to all R-Studio is one of the better commercial packages available. Geared towards enterprise but if your data is really important to you...

Lillebror · Oct 19, 2009, 08:34 AM

after a 4 day run with the r-studio, i only managed to recover 10 mb.. I guess the drive was pretty much dead!

Thanks for all the help, guys!

Oct 13, 2009, 11:50 AM	#1
Lillebror Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 679 (0.32/day) Thanks: 34 Thanked 90 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	Copy sector by sector Hey great folks of TPU! One of my main disks have decided to die. Now i need some kind of program - bootable or windows thingy - that can copy sector by sector, as most of the files is damaged. Anyone know of a program that can do that? Dosnt matter if it costs anything Im ready to spend the money for a program.

Processor:	Intel Core2Duo e8400 @ 3.6ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P5Q Pro w/ mBios
Cooling:	Xigmatec something with a orange fan
Memory:	Kingston HyperX 4 gig
Video Card:	Sapphire hd4870
Hard Disk:	320 gb Maxtor 750gb samsung f11 250gb hitachi
CRT/LCD Model:	IIyama e1900s
Case:	CoolerMaster Ammo
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar D2/PM Pci
PSU:	Corsair 750w
Software:	Windows 7 x64

Oct 13, 2009, 12:02 PM	#2
Asylum Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,686 (1.52/day) Thanks: 849 Thanked 654 Times in 501 Posts System Specs	Is it all the way dead or just starting to go out? __________________ My Bad Company 2 team is recruiting. Stop by and check us out. -GuNS- CLAN HEATWARE LINK Rate My Rig

System Name:	KILLER
Processor:	Intel Core i7 970 @ 4.5Ghz
Motherboard:	EVGA X58 760 Classified
Cooling:	Water Cooling
Memory:	3x2Gig Kingston Hyper X 2100Mhz
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 580
Hard Disk:	2 X Vertex 2 60GB in RAID 0
Optical Drive:	2 x Sony DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	24 in Gateway 1080 HD 1920X1200 2ms
Case:	Corsair 800D
Sound Card:	X-Fi Xtreme Gamer
PSU:	Antec 1200 Watt Modular
Software:	Windows 7 64 Bit
Benchmarks:	3DMark Vantage 37579

Oct 13, 2009, 12:23 PM	#3
RejZoR Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Europe/Slovenia Posts: 3,963 (1.26/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 752 Times in 540 Posts System Specs	http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/sy...disktools.html You can get some cool programs in the link above. They are all free. __________________ RejZoR's Little Secrets @ rejzor dot tk

System Name:	The BlackBox 3
Processor:	Intel Core i7 920 4,2 GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS Rampage II Gene + 2x Noiseblocker XM2 on chipset/VRM
Cooling:	ANTEC H2O 920 + 2x Noiseblocker M12-S3HS
Memory:	6GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz
Video Card:	GIGABYTE RADEON HD7950 3GB WindForce 3X (1100/6000)
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 2TB 64MB
Optical Drive:	SAMSUNG SH-S223F
CRT/LCD Model:	SAMSUNG SyncMaster 931c
Case:	Lian Li PC-V354 Black
Sound Card:	Creative Sound Blaster Z + Altec Lansing MX5021
PSU:	Corsair HX750 + Noiseblocker BlackSilent XR2
Software:	Windows 8 Professional x64
Benchmarks:	It can run 3DMark and all...

Oct 13, 2009, 12:26 PM	#4
twicksisted Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,231 (1.09/day) Thanks: 390 Thanked 358 Times in 285 Posts System Specs	i had the same problem yesterday... here checkmy thread: http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=105863 I used Disk Copy free... took around 1.5 hours in total to copy across to the new drive __________________

System Name:	Cosmos S
Processor:	i7 2600K @4.4ghz
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 Pro
Cooling:	Corair Hydro H100
Memory:	16GB Corsair Vengeance Blue DDR3 1600mhz
Video Card:	Asus Matrix GTX580 Platinum 1.5gb
Hard Disk:	Corsair GT 120GB SSD, 2TB WB Green, D-Link DNS320 NAS with 2TB Storage
Optical Drive:	Sony Blu-Ray & Pioneer DVD R/W
CRT/LCD Model:	BenQ 2420T 24" 120hz LED Monitor
Case:	Cosmos S Case, Logitech G15 keyboard, Logitech G500 Mouse
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar D2X PCI Express Audio
PSU:	Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000W
Software:	Windows 7 Premium 64bit

System Name:	Real Men use Real Cores!
Processor:	Phenom II x6 1090T: 3600Mhz undervolted (NB+HT at 2.6)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte 890FXA-UD5
Cooling:	Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (Lapped + ducted)
Memory:	8GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 - 1600Mhz 7-7-7-20 1.65V
Video Card:	AMD Radeon 5870 1GB Crossfire
Hard Disk:	Intel 520 SSD (120GB), 500GB OS + 18TB of storage (mostly external)
Optical Drive:	Samsung Blu Ray drive (SH-B083A)
CRT/LCD Model:	23.6" Samsung 1080P / Samsung 40" HDTV - 1360x768P
Case:	Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced (non window)
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Mystique (Logitech Z5500D + sennheiser HD555 + RE2's)
PSU:	Corsair HX 1000W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - kaspersky internet security 2011
Benchmarks:	Laptop: AMD A6 APU 1.4GHz @2.2GHz quad core + APU crossfire. 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD

Oct 13, 2009, 03:56 PM	#8
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,498 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,523 Thanked 1,572 Times in 1,115 Posts System Specs	As an FYI to all R-Studio is one of the better commercial packages available. Geared towards enterprise but if your data is really important to you...

System Name:	DarkStar
Processor:	i5 3570K
Motherboard:	Asrock Z77E-ITX
Cooling:	Apogee HD White/AC Nexxos 120/XSPC H2O 750
Memory:	8GB Samsung Green 1600
Video Card:	MSI HD 7950 TF3
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 240GB
Optical Drive:	Asus Blu Ray burner
CRT/LCD Model:	23" Apple Cinema Display HD Aluminum
Case:	Bit Fenix Prodigy (Yang)
PSU:	NZXT Hale82 650W
Software:	Windows 7 x64

Oct 19, 2009, 08:34 AM	#9
Lillebror Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 679 (0.32/day) Thanks: 34 Thanked 90 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	after a 4 day run with the r-studio, i only managed to recover 10 mb.. I guess the drive was pretty much dead! Thanks for all the help, guys!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Twin Sector (PC Only Game)	EastCoasthandle	Games	6	Oct 31, 2009 03:01 PM
Bad Sector on my Samsung F1 750gb	KieranD	Storage	18	Apr 8, 2009 09:59 PM
WD3200AKS Bad sector fixed?	Pinchy	Storage	13	Mar 14, 2009 03:46 PM
boot sector	binsky3333	General Hardware	16	Jan 19, 2008 09:15 PM
dark sector gameplay vid	tigger	Games	0	Jan 18, 2007 11:26 AM